Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to describe children referred to special care or paediatric dental services.

Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to describe children referred to special care or paediatric dental services.

Children in dentistry are traditionally described in terms of medical diagnosis and prevalence of oral disease. This approach gives little information regarding a child's capacity to maintain oral health or regarding the social determinants of oral health. The biopsychosocial approach, embodied...

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Main Authors: Denise Faulks, Johanna Norderyd, Gustavo Molina, Caoimhin Macgiolla Phadraig, Gabriela Scagnet, Caroline Eschevins, Martine Hennequin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3628581?pdf=render

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