Oral health counseling: an essential competency in dental education

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  • Leopoldo Javier Díaz-Arizmendi Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores unidad León, Departamento de Salud Pública. León, Guanajuato, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8361-175X
  • Fátima del Carmen Aguilar-Díaz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores unidad León, Departamento de Salud Pública. León, Guanajuato, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6505-5737

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Leopoldo Javier Díaz-Arizmendi, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores unidad León, Departamento de Salud Pública. León, Guanajuato, México.

    

Fátima del Carmen Aguilar-Díaz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores unidad León, Departamento de Salud Pública. León, Guanajuato, México.

Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud

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2026-08-14

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Díaz-Arizmendi LJ, Aguilar-Díaz F del C. Oral health counseling: an essential competency in dental education. Rev Estomatol Herediana [Internet]. 2026 Aug. 14 [cited 2026 Aug. 15];36(3):e7560. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/7560

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Vol. 36 No. 3 (2026): Julio-septiembre

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