Self-reported and clinically-diagnosed dental needs: Determining the factors that affect subjective assessment

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-190

  Seremidi, Kyriaki ^a   Koletsi Kounari, Haroula ^a   Kandilorou, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Normative need; Oral functional impacts; Oral health; Perceived need; Subjective assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPEECH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349772779     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a15525     Document Type: Article

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