Clinical technical performance of dental therapists in Alaska

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-329

  Bader, James D ^a   Lee, Jessica Y ^b   Shugars, Daniel A ^b   Burrus, Barri B ^c   Wetterhall, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental therapists; Restorative dentistry; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953901419     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0171     Document Type: Article

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