Geriatric Oral Health Care Delivery in the United States of America

Abdulsalam A. Al-Sulaiman1, Judith A. Jones2
1Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA

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