Why dentists should be called oral physicians now

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Giddon, Donald B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LICENSING; NOMENCLATURE; STOMATOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; ORAL MEDICINE; TERMINOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33645452633     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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