Dr. Melanie E Elfrink MD
Family Practitioner
516 E Arrow St Marshall MO, 65340About
Dr. Melanie Elfrink is a family practitioner practicing in Marshall, MO. Dr. Elfrink specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Elfrink possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1987
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Caries pattern in primary molars in Dutch 5-year-old children.
- Hypomineralized second primary molars: prevalence data in Dutch 5-year-olds.
- Validity of scoring caries and primary molar hypomineralization (DMH) on intraoral photographs.
- Deciduous molar hypomineralization and molar incisor hypomineralization.
- Mineral content in teeth with deciduous molar hypomineralisation (DMH).
- Standardised studies on Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) and Hypomineralised Second Primary Molars (HSPM): a need.
- Association between Bone Mass and Dental Hypomineralization.
- Letter to the editor (EAPD).
- Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) training manual for clinical field surveys and practice.
- The concordance between self-reported medication use and pharmacy records in pregnant women.
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