Confronting oral health disparities among American Indian/Alaska native children: The pediatric oral health therapist

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1325-1329

  Nash, David A ^a   Nagel, Ron J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; JUSTICE; MOUTH DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; ORAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 23044461793     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.061796     Document Type: Review

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