Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , September 2008

Enabling General Physicians to Perform Periodontal Screening During Nationwide Periodic Health Examinations

  • Claudia Luciak-Donsberger, PhD, MA, RDH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Claudia Luciak-Donsberger, PhD, MA, RDH, Department of Periodontology and Prophylaxis, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Tel 4369912008324 Fax 4319147934, Satzberggasse 8/9, 1140 Vienna, Austria
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  • Franz Piribauer, MD, MPH
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  • Nadia C. Taylor, BA

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doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2008.06.005

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , September 2008

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