A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE “TOOTHKEEPER’ AND A TRADITIONAL DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM
Richard C. Graves DDS, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health, Department of Community Health Programs, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104
Search for more papers by this authorDonald R. McNeal DMD, MPH
Associate Professor, Community and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The University of Tennessee, Memphis 38117
Search for more papers by this authorDon P. Haefner PhD
Professor of Health Behavior, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, and Assistant Dean, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan 48104
Search for more papers by this authorBeverly G. Ware DrPH
Assistant Professor of Health Education, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104
Search for more papers by this authorRichard C. Graves DDS, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health, Department of Community Health Programs, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104
Search for more papers by this authorDonald R. McNeal DMD, MPH
Associate Professor, Community and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The University of Tennessee, Memphis 38117
Search for more papers by this authorDon P. Haefner PhD
Professor of Health Behavior, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, and Assistant Dean, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan 48104
Search for more papers by this authorBeverly G. Ware DrPH
Assistant Professor of Health Education, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104
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