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Douglas Young1, Charles S Ricks, John D B Featherstone
1Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, Calif 94115, USA.
Abstract:
Jan. 7 through 9, 2011, the California Dental Association Foundation hosted a symposium on caries management by risk assessment in which a diverse range of stakeholders from across the nation gathered to discuss current and future status of CAMBRA. The consensus of the group was to develop a national strategic plan for CAMBRA implementation which will chart the course to improve the standard in caries disease management within the next decade. This paper represents the initial start of this living document.
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