Public awareness and social acceptability of dental therapists

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dyer, T A ^a   Humphris, G ^b   Robinson, P G ^c  

^a Department of Dental Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84868057037     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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