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Health Occupations > Dentistry > Dental Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Dental Health Services > Dental Care

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Dental Care  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Care, Dental

Note

  • = 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

Scope note

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

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003729

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