Caries control in health service practice

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 449-450

  Page, J ^a   Weld, J A ^b   Kidd, E A M ^c  

^a Department of Paediatric Dentistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Seagull Apartment   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; FEE SCHEDULES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 77952857460     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.447     Document Type: Review

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