Does the referral and selection for NHS-funded dental implant treatment in the UK follow National Guidelines?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-251

  Vartoukian, Sonia R ^a   Algraffee, Hatem ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Guidelines; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34147166706     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X155464     Document Type: Article

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