Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 658-662 , April 2007

Decision Making of Israeli, East European, and South American Dental School Graduates in Third Molar Surgery: Is There a Difference?

  • Yehuda Zadik, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Head, Zrifrin Central Dental Institute, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces; and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Hebrew University Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Zadik: 16 Zemach Street, 96190 Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Liran Levin, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Head, Research and Development Department, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces; and Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.09.002

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 658-662 , April 2007

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