title: The use of dental therapists as examiners in dental epidemiological surveys.
abstract: Practitioners in Dental Public Health often need to find more cost-efficient ways of providing services, whilst assisting with the personal and professional development of colleagues. This paper gives an example of how these competencies were deployed in relation to an epidemiology programme.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sprod
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harwood
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Drugan
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006282:Health Personnel; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce