The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine's approach to dental workforce education and reaching underserved areas.
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Access to preventive and oral health care services in many areas of our state remains problematic. This paper discusses oral health needs of North Carolinians and how a new model of dental education at East Carolina University addresses these issues by providing care where it is most needed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- North Carolina medical journal
دوره 73 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012