Effects of physician-based preventive oral health services on dental caries

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-114

  Kranz, Ashley M ^a   Preisser, John S ^b   Gary Rozier, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COUNSELING; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MEDICAID; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HEALTH; INFANT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; ORAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934288057     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2775     Document Type: Article

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