Dental manpower planning in India: Current scenario and future projections for the year 2020

International Dental Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 62-67

  Vundavalli, Sudhakar ^a  

^a Drs Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

dental manpower planning in India; Dental manpower requirement; dentist to population ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL MANPOWER PLANNING IN INDIA; DENTAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; DENTIST TO POPULATION RATIO; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

DENTAL MANPOWER PLANNING IN INDIA; DENTAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENT; DENTIST TO POPULATION RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTS; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897377051     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12063     Document Type: Article

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