The effect of educational intervention on the adoption of nickel-titanium rotary instrumentation in a Public Dental Service

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 268-274

  Reit, C ^a   Bergenholtz, G ^a   Caplan, D ^b   Molander, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Public Dental Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adoption; Education; General dentists; Nickel titanium rotary instrumentation; Root canal preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947424357     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0143-2885.2007.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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