Prevalence of dental caries among 12-14 year old children in Qatar.

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Abstract

To ensure the oral health of a population, clinicians must deliver appropriate dental services, and local communities need to have access to dental care facilities. However, establishment of this infrastructure must be based on reliable information regarding disease prevalence and severity in the target population.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Saudi Dent J

Title: The Saudi dental journal

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 1013-9052

ISSN (Print): 1013-9052

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2014

Volume: 26

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Dentistry, Al-Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 6397, Doha, Qatar.

[2 ] Faculty of Applied Sciences, Health and Sport, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

[3 ] Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1013-9052(14)00040-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2014.03.006

PMC ID: 4095054

PubMed ID: 25057232

SO-VID: 458f0f15-373e-4d97-9356-fb94781966e4

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Keywords: DMFT index,Dental caries,Prevalence,Qatar,School children

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Keywords: DMFT index, Dental caries, Prevalence, Qatar, School children

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