Oral Health Disparities

A Perspective From the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

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ID11019863
AuthorsDena J Fischer (Dena J. Fischer, Morgan O’Hayre, John W. Kusiak, and Martha J. Somerman are with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Carl V. Hill is with the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.), Morgan O’Hayre (0000-0003-0965-7773, Dena J. Fischer, Morgan O’Hayre, John W. Kusiak, and Martha J. Somerman are with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Carl V. Hill is with the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.), John W Kusiak (0000-0002-3760-2828, Dena J. Fischer, Morgan O’Hayre, John W. Kusiak, and Martha J. Somerman are with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Carl V. Hill is with the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.), Martha J Somerman (0000-0002-4819-6079, Dena J. Fischer, Morgan O’Hayre, John W. Kusiak, and Martha J. Somerman are with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Carl V. Hill is with the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.), Carl V Hill (0000-0002-7917-1341, Dena J. Fischer, Morgan O’Hayre, John W. Kusiak, and Martha J. Somerman are with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Carl V. Hill is with the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.)
Year2017
Volume107
IssueS1
PagesS36-S38
Publication date2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303622
PMID28661818
OpenAlexW2732018039
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

The author discusses improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases in the U.S. despite significant oral health disparities. Topics include the tendency for dental caries and periodontal disease to be the most common health problems afflicting disadvantaged and underserved communities, research on oral health disparities by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), and the need for interdisciplinary efforts to address oral health disparities

Craniofacial · Dental health · Dental research · Disadvantaged · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health equity · Oral health · Periodontal disease · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Cleft Lip and Palate Research · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Gerontology

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