Implementation of a basic package of oral care: Towards a reorientation of dental NGOs and their volunteers

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-48

  Van Palenstein Helderman, Wim ^a   Benzian, Habib ^a,b  

^a FDI World Dental Federation ^*

^b FDI World Dental Federation   (France)

Author keywords

ART; Basic oral care; Dental aid organisation; Dental NGO; Emergency oral care; Global oral health; Non governmental organisation; Oral health development; Planning; Primary health care; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; VOLUNTARY WORKER; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTISTS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUORIDES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33646185680     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2006.tb00073.x     Document Type: Review

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