The influence of an oral health education program provided in a community dental clinic on the prevalence of caries among 12-14 year-old children

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-264

  Moskovitz, Moti ^a   Abud, Wassim ^a   Ram, Diana ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community dental clinic; Oral health; Tooth decay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 67651083697     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.33.3.r3p7351l5x52737u     Document Type: Article

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