A dipole moment is the difference in charge between two ends of a molecule. When a molecule is polar, electrons are shared unequally, so one side of the molecule will have the electrons more often. Because electrons are negatively charged, that side of the molecule will have a slight negative charge and the opposite side (that has the electrons less of the time) will have a slight positive charge. This is a dipole moment. Since they are created by polar bonds, your statement is true.
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