September 2012

Volume 29, Issue 3

Dental Public Health in Action - The use of dental therapists as examiners in dental epidemiological surveys

Authors: R.S. Patel A.J. Sprod P. Harwood C.S. Drugan
doi: 10.1922/CDH_3022Drugan04

Abstract

Practitioners in Dental Public Health often need to find more cost-efficient ways of providing services, whilst assisting with the personal and professional development of colleagues. This paper gives an example of how these competencies were deployed in relation to an epidemiology programme. Key words: dental staff, therapists, dental auxiliaries, sentinel health event, epidemiological surveys

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