Giving Policy Some Teeth: Routes To Reducing Disparities In Oral Health

Despite improvements in oral health status and clear links between oral and systemic health, oral health is not accorded the same importance in health care policy as is general health. This review of oral health disparities over the life span documents the results of this inequity. Dental concerns a...

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Published inHealth Affairs Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 404 - 412
Main Authors Fisher-Owens, Susan A, Barker, Judith C, Adams, Sally, Chung, Lisa H, Gansky, Stuart A, Hyde, Susan, Weintraub, Jane A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Health Affairs 01.03.2008
The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Dental care
Dental Health Services - standards
Dental insurance
Dental schools
Dental service
Ethnic Groups
Female
Health care policy
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility - standards
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Status Disparities
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Low income groups
Minority & ethnic groups
Older people
Oral diseases
Oral Health
Poverty
Pregnancy
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Despite improvements in oral health status and clear links between oral and systemic health, oral health is not accorded the same importance in health care policy as is general health. This review of oral health disparities over the life span documents the results of this inequity. Dental concerns and unmet dental treatment needs, especially among vulnerable populations, are not well addressed in oral health policies. We offer examples of discrepancies between policy and needs and examples of successful interventions that integrate oral health care with informed policy.
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ISSN:0278-2715
1544-5208
DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.404