Childsmile: The national child oral health improvement programme in Scotland. Part 1: Establishment and development

British Dental Journal

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-78

  MacPherson, L M D ^a   Ball, G E ^a   Brewster, L ^b   Duane, B ^a   Hodges, C L ^c   Wright, W ^c   Gnich, W ^c   Rodgers, J ^a   McCall, D R ^d   Turner, S ^c   Conway, D I ^c  

^a Cameron Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTISTRY; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; ORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCOTLAND; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 77954892621     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.628     Document Type: Article

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