The use of school teachers to promote oral hygiene in some secondary school students at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India: A short term prospective pilot study

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-189

  Chandrashekar, Byalakere ^a   Suma, Shankarappa ^a   Kiran, Kaverikana ^b   Manjunath, Badhravathi ^c  

^a People s Dental Academy   (India)

^b Narketpally   (India)

^c JAIPUR DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dental health education; oral health promotion; oral hygiene index simplified; plaque index; prospective study.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890528964     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.102319     Document Type: Article

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