Dental Screening and Referral of Young Children by Pediatric Primary Care Providers
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 114 (5) , e642-e652
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1269
Abstract
Objective. Several health care organizations recommend that physicians provide preventive dentistry services, including dental screening and referral. This study is the first to investigate characteristics of medical providers that influence their referral to a dentist of children who are at risk for dental disease.Keywords
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