Attitudes of general dental practitioners towards implant dentistry in an environment with widespread provision of implant therapy

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-284

  Lang Hua, Bich Hue ^a   Lang, Niklaus P ^a   Lo, Edward C M ^a   McGrath, Colman P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavioural science; Dental education; Implant dentistry; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873466737     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2012.02537.x     Document Type: Article

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