Restorative treatment thresholds for occlusal primary caries among dentists in the Dental Practice-Based Research Network

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Gordan, Valeria V ^a   Bader, James D ^b   Garvan, Cynthia W ^c   Richman, Joshua S ^d   Qvist, Vibeke ^e   Fellows, Jeffrey L ^f   Brad Rindal, D ^g   Gilbert, Gregg H ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^g HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries diagnosis; Large group practice; Organized dentistry; Practice model; Private practice; Public health; Risk assessment; Solo practice; Treatment threshold

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949287458     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0136     Document Type: Article

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