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Perceived competency towards preventive dentistry among dental graduates: the need for curriculum change

Arheiam ArheiamDepartment of Health Service ResearchUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;Department of Community and Preventive DentistryBenghazi University, Benghazi, LibyaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ibtesam BankiaDepartment of Community and Preventive DentistryBenghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
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Mohamed IngafouDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Oral MedicineBenghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
Article: 26666 | Received 17 Nov 2014, Accepted 05 Dec 2014, Published online: 01 Jan 2015

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