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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Stay updated on recent advances in clinical dentistry during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond |
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Satheesh Elangovan1, Donald A Curtis2, Michael G Newman3
1 Professor, Department of Periodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry; Associate Editor, Practice Update Clinical Dentistry, USA
2 Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, The University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, USA, Associate Editor, PracticeUpdate Clinical Dentistry, USA
3 Professor Emeritus, Department of Periodontics, University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, USA, Editor-in-Chief, PracticeUpdate Clinical Dentistry; Past President, American Academy of Periodontology, USA
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| Date of Submission | 02-Apr-2021 |
| Date of Decision | 02-Apr-2021 |
| Date of Acceptance | 10-Apr-2021 |
| Date of Web Publication | 13-Jul-2021 |
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How to cite this article:
Elangovan S, Curtis DA, Newman MG. Stay updated on recent advances in clinical dentistry during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Indian J Dent Res 2021;32:1 |
How to cite this URL:
Elangovan S, Curtis DA, Newman MG. Stay updated on recent advances in clinical dentistry during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Indian J Dent Res [serial online] 2021 [cited 2023 Sep 24];32:1. Available from: https://www.ijdr.in/text.asp?2021/32/1/1/321370 |
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Correspondence Address:
Satheesh Elangovan
Professor, Department of Periodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry; Associate Editor, Practice Update Clinical Dentistry
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_306_21
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