title: The treatment received by children in the general dental service in Northern Ireland, 1977-1988.
abstract: The reports of the Central Services Agency were analysed to investigate the treatment received by children in general dental practice in Northern Ireland. In recent years there was an increase in the number of children who attended for dental care which was paralleled by reductions in extractions and the restoration of permanent teeth. It was concluded that there had been marked changes in the pattern of dental treatment in children in Northern Ireland between 1977 and 1988.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Clinical Dentistry, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Linden
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D013222:State Medicine; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data