Dental Public Health Differs from the Private Practice of Dentistry

question 3

Multiple Choice

Dental public health differs from the private practice of dentistry in that it:

• A)is funded by the government,but private practice is not.
• B)is the form of dental practice that serves the community as the patient rather than the individual.
• C)does not concern assessment of treatment needs as does private practice.
• D)is concerned solely with prevention rather than treatment of disease.

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