Why has oral health promotion and prevention failed children requiring general anaesthesia for dental extractions?

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-258

  Karki, Anup J ^a   Thomas, D R ^a   Chestnutt, I G ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental general anaesthesia; Fluoride; Oral health advice; Oral health promotion; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTHBRUSHING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83255175696     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2596Karki04     Document Type: Article

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