How Do Dental and Prenatal Care Practitioners Perceive Dental Care During Pregnancy? Current Evidence and Implications

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-247

  George, Ajesh ^a   Shamim, Simin ^a   Johnson, Maree ^a   Dahlen, Hannah ^a   Ajwani, Shilpi ^b   Bhole, Sameer ^b   Yeo, Anthony E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Local Health District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentists; Oral health; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Prenatal care practitioners

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84865588713     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2012.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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