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Position Paper Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy
Author(s) -
H Greenwell
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2001.72.11.1624
Subject(s) - periodontology , periodontist , legislature , obligation , medicine , scope (computer science) , scope of practice , position paper , dentistry , political science , computer science , pathology , law , health care , programming language
The American Academy of Periodontology offers the following Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy. These guidelines are intended to fulfill the Academy's obligation to the public and to the dental profession. This paper sets forth the clinical objectives and scope of periodontal therapy. These guidelines are designed to give guidance to state legislatures and agencies that regulate the practice of periodontology and should be considered in their entirety. J Periodontol 2001;72:1624‐1628.