Patient assessment in general dental practice - Risk assessment or clinical monitoring?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 210, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 351-354

  Brocklehurst, P R ^a   Ashley, J R ^a   Tickle, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955515378     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.284     Document Type: Review

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