Dental Care
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Anaesthesia for an adult with Angelman syndrome.

30 Oct 2009 Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic condition involving abnormalities of chromosome 15 in the majority of cases. These defects involve a gene encoding an ubiquitin protein ligase and may be associated with abnormal gamma-aminobutyric acid ... Read more...

[Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Out-of-pocket health expenditures affect access to health care. The study investigated trends in these expenditures, and whether certain population groups spent more than others. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data come from two national ... Read more...

Prevalence of oral lesions among Saudi dental patients.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Few studies have been conducted in the Saudi population on oral mucosal lesions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the type and extent of oral lesions in a study among dental patients at a college of dentistry in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dental Care'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Anaesthesia for an adult with Angelman syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• [Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland] 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence of oral lesions among Saudi dental patients. 30 Aug 2009
• [Quality of dental care: new ideas of the government] 30 Aug 2009
• Gender preferences in the choice of a pediatric dental residency program. 30 Aug 2009
• Dental school patients with limited English proficiency: the California experience. 30 Aug 2009
• Bridging the poverty gap in dental education: how can people living in poverty help us? 30 Aug 2009
• [Statement in a minute's time] 26 Aug 2009
• The case for integrating oral health into primary health care. 19 Aug 2009
• Practicing dental hygienists' attitudes toward the proposed Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner: a pilot study. 12 Aug 2009
• Finding solutions: implementation of the ADHP model. 12 Aug 2009
• Devonport dental education clinic opens. 6 Aug 2009
• What were they thinking? 6 Aug 2009
• Recession stresses mental health system. 2 Aug 2009
• Infective endocarditis--stop blaming the dentist. 30 Jul 2009
• The demand for dental care and financial barriers in accessing care among adults in California. 30 Jul 2009
• Oral health and the demand for dental care. 30 Jul 2009
• Coming to California? 30 Jul 2009
• A patient with dry mouth. 30 Jul 2009
• The relationship among sense of coherence, socio-economic status, and oral health-related behaviours among Finnish dentate adults. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Dental Care'

Definition: The total of dental diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services provided to meet the needs of a patient (from Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982).

Descriptor UI: D003729

Alternative terms: Dental Care; Care, Dental;

Related Mesh Headings: Comprehensive Dental Care;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; manpower; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E06.170; N02.421.240.190;

History Note: 73

Technical Notes: = professional care by a professional; ORAL HYGIENE = personal care by the subject himself; do not confuse with DENTISTRY: DENTISTRY is the dentist & the profession, DENTAL CARE is the patient & the care given him; GEN only: do not confuse with TOOTH DISEASES; DF: DENT CARE