Reach the unreached - A systematic review on mobile dental units

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Vashishtha, Vaibhav ^a   Kote, Sunder ^a   Basavaraj, Patthi ^a   Singla, Ashish ^a   Pandita, Venisha ^a   Malhi, Ravneet Kaur ^a  

^a DJ College of Dental Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Dental ambulances; Emergency mobile dental units; Mobile dental clinic; Oral health

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MOBILE DENTAL UNIT; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84907347838     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8688.4717     Document Type: Review

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