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Editorial
. 2023 Feb;51(1):149-152.
doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12834.

Harnessing the behavioral and social sciences to promote oral health: Where do we go from here?

Cameron L Randall  1 , Daniel W McNeil  2
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Editorial

Harnessing the behavioral and social sciences to promote oral health: Where do we go from here?

Cameron L Randall et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Behavioral science; dental public health; evidence-based dentistry; social science.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

CLR and DWM declare no conflicts of interest.

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