Dental therapy in the United Kingdom: Part 3. Financial aspects of current working practices

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 477-483

  Williams, S A ^a   Bradley, S ^b   Godson, J H ^a   Csikar, Julia I ^a   Rowbotham, J S ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bedale Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; ECONOMICS; FEE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTAL AUXILIARIES; FEES, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 71649100171     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.1010     Document Type: Article

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