Accuracy of visible plaque identification by pediatric clinicians during well-child care

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 645-651

  Dumas, S Amanda ^a   Weaver, Katelynn E ^b   Park, Seo Young ^c   Polk, Deborah E ^b   Weyant, Robert J ^b   Bogen, Debra L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

caries; child; dental hygienist; oral health; plaque; primary care; risk factors; toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; INFANT; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; MAXILLA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PEDIATRICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CARIES; CHILD; DENTAL HYGIENIST; ORAL HEALTH; PLAQUE; PRIMARY CARE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84878844433     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813483876     Document Type: Article

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