martin powell makes the point that the death of the national health service (nhs) is constantly asserted without criteria. this article suggests that the nhs is many things, which makes criteria unstable. the alignment of interests in the structure of the nhs enables both overheated rhetoric and political strength, and that pluralization of provision might actually undermine that alignment over...

a INSERM UMRS 953, Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women’s and Children’s Health, Villejuif Cedex, France b Faculty of Dentistry, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France c Charles Foix Hospital, Ivry/Seine, France d Faculty of Dentistry, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France e Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France f Faculty of Dentistry, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbou...

Schools of dentistry in large health science centers, while offering excellent education programs, often fail to attain high levels of research for several reasons, including 1) a limited number of faculty who become consumed by the school’s teaching mission to the extent that major research is not possible; and 2) faculty often come from the ranks of practitioners and are not necessarily train...

1Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Massachusetts, United States 2Director of Orthodontics, Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States 3Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Maryland, United States 4Professor of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Unive...

BACKGROUND Although minimal intervention dentistry (MID) is on the increase, little is known about the patterns of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dentists in the United States. METHODS Federal service and civilian dentists who were active members of the American Dental Association (N = 1,500) received a pretested questionnaire about their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning...

The growth of managed care and dental management service organizations has led to much debate over the quality of dental care delivered to patients. Quality of care is certainly an overused expression. The problem is that there is a lack of consensus on what defines quality dentistry. Recent research appears to be limited to a few outcome studies to determine the most effective treatment protoc...

The aim of the investigation is to reveal scientific, clinical, pedagogical and social activity eminent maxillofacial surgeon Doctor medical sciences, professor, major-general service N.M. Alexandrov his merits in sphere military dentistry.
 Material methods. On basis analysis national literature, as well life professional scientific labors general, present role dentistry development surge...

since its establishment in 1948, the history of the national health service (nhs) has been characterized by organisational turbulence and system reform. at the same time, progress in science, medicine and technology throughout the western world have revolutionized the delivery of healthcare. the nhs has become a much loved, if much critiqued, national treasure. it is against this backdrop that ...

in their study, brenna and spandonaro analyzed the mobility into italian regions. in particular, it analyzes the situation of 5 regions, with very different backgrounds. with this paper, we try to better define the meaning of health mobility and to find its underlying causes. furthermore, we propose a strategy that could help in controlling mobility flows that currently are the source of health...

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