The prevalence and nature of recent self-reported changes in general dental practice in a sample of English general dental practitioners

British Dental Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Watt, R ^a   McGlone, P ^f   Evans, D ^b   Boulton, S ^c   Jacobs, J ^d   Graham, S ^e   Appleton, T ^e   Perry, S ^e   Sheiham, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b North Tyneside Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Dental Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e GDP   (United Kingdom)

^f University College ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INCOME; MANAGER; PERIODONTICS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 7044262836     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811720     Document Type: Article

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