Situational analysis of dental caries and existing oral health care of children and adolescents in Hubei province, people's republic of China: Implications for change

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-21

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Helderman, Wim van Palenstein ^b   Yee, Robert ^c   Bian, Zhuan ^a   Fan, Mingwen ^a   Holmgren, Christopher ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Dentaid   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hubei Province; Oral health care; Oral health status; Wuhan Municipality

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 43249111776     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a13132     Document Type: Article

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