Early childhood caries screening tools: A comparison of four approaches

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 756-763

  Yoon, Richard K ^a   Smaldone, Arlene M ^b   Edelstein, Burton L ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dentistry; Early childhood caries; Hispanic Americans; Pediatric dentistry; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864545693     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0263     Document Type: Article

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