Quality of prescription and fabrication of single-unit crowns by general dental practitioners in Wales

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-156

  Jenkins, S J ^a   Lynch, C D ^a   Sloan, A J ^a   Gilmour, A S M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crowns; General dental practice; Impression; Instruction; Medicolegal; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DISINFECTION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROWNS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL TECHNICIANS; DISINFECTION; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRESCRIPTIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 58849113641     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2008.01916.x     Document Type: Article

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