A survey of the workload of dental therapists/hygienist-therapists employed in primary care settings

British Dental Journal

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Jones, G ^a   Evans, C ^a   Hunter, L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE DENTISTRY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38949178165     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.1205     Document Type: Article

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