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Abstract
The role of general dental practice within the NHS is limited to the direct practice of dentistry. Pandemic situations have identified the capability of dentists to take a wider role in patient care, which has been recognised by the FDI World Dental Federation. With the UK government's intention to re-structure primary healthcare to recognise lifestyle elements as the important feature of a new prevention emphasis, could and should the unique position of general dental practice play an important and integral role in promoting overall health and wellbeing?Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34625685 PMCID: PMC8498758 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-3475-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Dent J ISSN: 0007-0610 Impact factor: 1.626