Dental personnel -- Supply and demand -- Australia. : Projected demand and supply for dental visits in Australia : analysis of the impact of changes in key inputs / Dana N. Teusner, Sergio Chrisopoulos, A. John Spencer
Dental policy. : Australian dental policy reform and the use of dental therapists and hygienists / by Julie Satur
2002
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Dental policy -- Australia. : Oral health of Australians : national planning for oral health improvement : final report / Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council Steering Committee for National Planning for Oral Health
2001
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Dental policy -- United States. : Improving oral health for the elderly : an interdisciplinary approach / Ira B. Lamster, Mary E. Northridge, editors ; foreword by Jeanette C. Takamura
A type of porcelain used in dental restorations, either jacket crowns or inlays, artificial teeth, or metal-ceramic crowns. It is essentially a mixture of particles of feldspar and quartz, the feldspar melting first and providing a glass matrix for the quartz. Dental porcelain is produced by mixing ceramic powder (a mixture of quartz, kaolin, pigments, opacifiers, a suitable flux, and other substances) with distilled water. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Determination of economic value of an established health care provider practice including value of patient lists, equipment, and other assets, and process of buying or selling rights to said practice
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Dental prophylaxis -- See Also the narrower term Dental calculus
An artificial replacement for one or more natural teeth or part of a tooth, or associated structures, ranging from a portion of a tooth to a complete denture. The dental prosthesis is used for cosmetic or functional reasons, or both. DENTURES and specific types of dentures are also available. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p244 & Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p643)
Biocompatible materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a crown, bridge, or artificial tooth, or to stabilize a diseased tooth
The plan and delineation of dental prostheses in general or a specific dental prosthesis. It does not include DENTURE DESIGN. The framework usually consists of metal
Inability or inadequacy of a dental restoration or prosthesis to perform as expected
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Dental Prosthesis -- history. : The Etruscans and the history of dentistry : the golden smile through the ages / edited by Marshall Joseph Becker and Jean MacIntosh Turfa
The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture