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Widening participation in dentistry: An opportunity to make a difference

BDJ Student volume 28, page 22 (2021)Cite this article

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  1. UCAS: End of Cycle Report 2019.. Chapter 6, Widening participation and access. Cheltenham: UCAS, 2020, Publication no. MD-5922.

  2. Dental Schools Council: Evidence for the Panel on Fair Access to the professions. 2009. Available online at: www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DentistryFairAccesstotheProfessionsMarch2009_001.pdf (Accessed March 2021).

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Johnson, J. Widening participation in dentistry: An opportunity to make a difference. BDJ Student 28, 22 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41406-021-0214-6

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