Managing the phase-down of amalgam: Part I. Educational and training issues

British Dental Journal

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 109-113

  Lynch, C D ^a   Wilson, N H F ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; AMALGAM; COMPOSITE DENTAL RESIN; POLYURETHAN; RESIN;

DENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 84883227918     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.737     Document Type: Review

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