Identifying children with dental care needs: Evaluation of a targeted school-based dental screening program

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Locker, David ^a   Frosina, Caroline ^b   Murray, Heather ^c   Wiebe, David ^c   Wiebe, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b City Hamilton Social Pub Hlth S   (Canada)

^c York Region Public Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Dental screening; Epidemiology; Targeted programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DMF INDEX; FAMILY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 3042572750     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02729.x     Document Type: Article

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