'I take for granted that patients know' - oral health professionals' strategies, considerations and methods when teaching patients how to use fluoride toothpaste

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-88

  Jensen, O ^a,b   Gabre, P ^b,c   Skold U M ^b   Birkhed, D ^b   Povlsen, L ^d  

^a Dept of Paediatric Dentistry   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Fluoride toothpaste; Knowledge; Oral health professionals; Teaching strategies; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING; TOOTH BRUSHING;

AGE FACTORS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 84897545872     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idh.12041     Document Type: Article

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