title: Dental visits for orofacial injury: defining the dentist's role.
abstract: There were an estimated 5.9 million episodes of care for orofacial trauma in the U.S. private practice sector in 1991. More than 4 million were seen by general dental practitioners, the rest by specialists. An in-depth understanding of the injuries and the extent and cost of the care could establish a focused injury prevention strategy.
authors.affiliation: Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, Epidemiology and Oral Disease Program, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gift
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017050:Episode of Care; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018677:Tooth Injuries; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology