Disciplines and Occupations

Community Dentistry

The practice of dentistry concerned with preventive as well as diagnostic and treatment programs in a circumscribed population.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The practice of dentistry concerned with preventive as well as diagnostic and treatment programs in a circumscribed population.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Dentistry, Community

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

91(75); was see under PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY 1975-90

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  1. H02w.163w.876w.770w.357

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NLM Classification

WU 450

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Community Dentistry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003149. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003149
  2. Community Dentistry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69957839