Promoting oral health through fluoride
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Promoting oral health through community engagement.
Persistent health disparities still exist in the U.S. despite decades of focus on the importance of prevention. Individual behaviors are the major contributor to oral health. By partnering and linking with community organizations, oral health professionals can expand their reach, overcome the obstacles to delivering effective prevention activities in dental offices and improve the oral health o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Dental Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0020-6539
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12372