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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Practice of preventive measures, dental anxiety and dental status among young adults
L Levin1, A Hirschhorn, Y Grossmann
1Dept. of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract:
The use of patient self-assessment is a good predictor of the patient's dental status. Dental practitioners could request patients to assess their dental status prior to treatment or appointment, especially when dental screening of large populations is performed to locate patients at risk. This might help the practitioner to accomplish more effective time and patient management.
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