Oral health knowledge and practices: their influence on oral health status of auxiliary health workers in health centers of Mangalore, India

• Main Authors: Mallikarjun Sajjanshetty (Author), Ashwini Rao (Author), Rajesh Gururaghavendran (Author), Ramya Shenoy (Author), B H Mithun Pai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Disparity exists in the availability of dental care services in rural India as compared to urban setup. Majority of dental offices are set in urban areas, with little access to rural population, driving people to primary health centers for all health needs. In situations like these, auxi...