Paediatricians' awareness of children's oral health: Knowledge, training, attitudes and practices among Turkish paediatricians

Sezer R. G., Paketci C., Bozaykut A.

PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH, vol.18, no.4, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/pch/18.4.e15
  • Journal Name: PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Dental caries, Education, Knowledge, Oral health, Physicians, EARLY-CHILDHOOD CARIES, PRIMARY-CARE PROVIDERS, DENTAL-CARIES, NATIONAL-SURVEY, PHYSICIANS, PREVENTION, CURRICULUM, FUTURE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Turkey, 74.1% of children between three and six years of age develop dental caries.