A global oral health course: Isn't it time?

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1238-1246

  Karim, Asef ^a   Mascarenhas, Ana Karina ^b   Dharamsi, Shafik ^b  

^a Boston University ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic package of oral care; Global oral health; International oral health; Primary oral health care; World Dental Federation (FDI)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NORTH AMERICA; ORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIETIES, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 58149192670     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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