Routine oral examination: Differences in characteristics of Dutch general dental practitioners related to type of recall interval

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Mettes, Theodorus G ^a   Bruers, Josef J M ^b   Van Der Sanden, Wil J M ^a   Verdonschot, Emiel H ^a   Mulder, Jan ^a   Grol, Richard P T M ^a   Plasschaert, Alphons J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Dental Association   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental practice; Professional attitudes; Quality of oral care; Recall interval; Routine oral examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23844511906     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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