Addressing inequalities in oral health in India: need for skill mix in the dental workforce.

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Published in J Family Med Prim Care on May 07, 2015

Authors

Manu Raj Mathur1, Ankur Singh2, Richard Watt3

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
2: Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
3: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

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