Community Dental Health

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Cover Date:
September 2012
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
29
Issue:
3

Dental Public Health in Action - The use of dental therapists as examiners in dental epidemiological surveys

Practitioners in Dental Public Health often need to find more cost-efficient ways of providing services, whilst assisting with the personal and professional development of colleagues. This paper gives an example of how these competencies were deployed in relation to an epidemiology programme.

Key words: dental staff, therapists, dental auxiliaries, sentinel health event, epidemiological surveys

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
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Page Start
195
Page End
197
Authors
R.S. Patel, A.J. Sprod, P. Harwood, C.S. Drugan

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  1. Editorial - Population based health and care: what does the new dental professional need to know?
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  1. Dental Public Health in Action - The use of dental therapists as examiners in dental epidemiological surveys
  2. 195
  3. 197

  1. A service evaluation of patient pathways and care experiences of dentally anxious adult patients
  2. 198
  3. 202

  1. Assessment and validation of the oral impact on daily performance (OIDP) instrument among adults in Karnataka, South India
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  3. 208

  1. The dental health of 5 year-old children living in Damascus, Syria
  2. 209
  3. 213

  1. Oral impacts and their association with tooth loss in Sri Lankan adults
  2. 214
  3. 218

  1. Oral Health Related Quality of Life among Older Adults in Central China
  2. 219
  3. 223

  1. High levels of periodontal disease among the older adult population in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  2. 224
  3. 228

  1. Caries in five different socio-economic clusters in Örebro county
  2. 229
  3. 232

  1. Root caries in 35-44 and 65-74 year-olds in Turkey
  2. 233
  3. 238

  1. Dental anxiety levels in British servicemen and women
  2. 239
  3. 242

  1. Sexual correlates of gagging and dental anxiety
  2. 243
  3. 247

  1. Oral hygiene education in adolescence based on the Precaution Adoption Process Model
  2. 248
  3. 251

  1. Professional careers of graduates from one UK dental school
  2. 252
  3. 256