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Gathering data on oral mucosal diseases: a new approach
J Ramanathan1, M H Leclercq, B R Mendis
1Oral Health Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract:
A new approach to gathering epidemiological data on oral mucosal diseases has been tested with encouraging results in Sri Lanka. Its main advantage is that it does not depend on the examiner's ability to make a diagnosis, so it can be carried out by non-professionals such as dental students.

