Routine oral examinations in primary care: Which predictors determine what is done?. A prospective clinical case recording study

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 435-443

  Mettes, Theodorus G ^a   van der Sanden, Wil J M ^a   Mokkink, Henk G ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a   Grol, Richard P T M ^a   Plasschaert, Alphons J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical practice variation; GDPs performance assessment; Quality of oral care; Routine oral examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RECORDS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 43049154811     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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