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Diffusion of Knowledge In Dentistry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Michael K. Chapko
Michael K. Chapko
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University of Washington
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Abstract

This paper presents data on the diffusion to dentists of information from the May 1981 American Dental Association conference and December 1983 National Institutes of Health (NIH) conference on pit and fissure sealants. A mail survey was sent to 521 (72.2¼ returned) randomly selected dentists in general practice and all 47 (76.6¼ returned) pedodontists in the State of Washington. Approximately 70¼ of the dentists were aware that the conferences had taken place and a little over 50¼ were aware of the conference recommendations. Awareness was related to: being a pedodontist, number of continuing education hours taken, number of refereed journals read, and being an officer in a dental organization

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 309 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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