Dental Outreach Program – How Effective it is in Reaching Out to the Community
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Contributors: 1Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; 2Post-graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Correspondence: Dr. Rushabh J. Dagli, Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Email: [email protected] How to cite the article: Dagli R, Singh A. Dental outreach program – How effective it is in reaching out to the community. J Int Oral Health 2015;7(5):i-ii
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