The prevalence of dental caries and fissure sealants in 12 year old children by disadvantaged status in Dublin (Ireland)

Community Dental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Sagheri, D ^a   McLoughlin, J ^a   Clarkson, J J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Deprivation; Dublin; Fissure sealant; Inequalities; Ireland

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MOLAR TOOTH; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68549127189     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2261Sagheri06     Document Type: Article

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