The impact of a continuing education programme on the adoption of nickel-titanium rotary instrumentation and root-filling quality amongst a group of Swedish general dental practitioners

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-30

  Dahlstrom L ^a   Molander, A ^a   Reit, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adoption; Continuing education programme; Endodontics; General dental practitioner; Local network; Nickel titanium rotary instrumentation; Root filling quality; Substandard performance

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NICKEL; PRACTICE PATTERNS, DENTISTS'; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TITANIUM;

EID: 84921439120     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12097     Document Type: Article

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