Oral health opinions and practices of pediatricians: Updated results from a national survey

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 616-623

  Quinonez, Rocio B ^a   Kranz, Ashley M ^b   Lewis, Charlotte W ^c   Barone, Lauren ^d   Boulter, Suzanne ^e   O'Connor, Karen G ^d   Keels, Martha Ann ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Fluoride; Oral health; Pediatrician; Practice; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; COUNSELING; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ORAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84916942272     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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