Teaching the placement of posterior resin-based composite restorations in U.S. dental schools

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 619-625

  Lynch, Christopher D ^a   McConnell, Robert J ^a   Wilson, Nairn H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental curriculum; Dental education; Operative techniques; Posterior teeth; Resin based composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646568989     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0257     Document Type: Article

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