title: Attendance patterns and oral health.
abstract: A recent general public survey on dental health identified "the missing 50 per cent'. In the light of this, Professor Murray considers the relationship between dental attendance and oral disease, the consequences of irregular attendance, and what advice on oral health practitioners should be giving their patients for the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology