The capacity of dental therapists to provide direct restorative care to adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 424-429

  Calache, Hanny ^a   Shaw, Julie ^a   Groves, Valda ^a   Mariño, Roridgo ^b   Morgan, Michael ^b   Gussy, Mark ^c   Satur, Julie ^b   Hopcraft, Matt ^b  

^a DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental therapists; Role extension; Workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD; AGE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TOOTH CROWN; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROWNS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORARY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 70350277445     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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