The impact of community workshops on improving early childhood oral health knowledge

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-117

  Macintosh, Andrea C ^a   Schroth, Robert J ^a   Edwards, Jeanette ^b,c   Harms, Lavonne ^a   Mellon, Bernadette ^c   Moffatt, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to care; Early childhood caries; Health promotion; Health services; Infant oral health; Public health epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INTAKE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DIETARY SUCROSE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANITOBA; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 77953283584     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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