Racism and oral health equity in the United States
Identifying its effects and providing future directions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074023 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luisa N Borrell (0000-0002-0560-4853, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy City University of New York New York New York USA, corresponding author), David R Williams (0000-0001-9922-8117, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard University Boston Massachusetts USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 8-11 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jphd.12501 |
| PMID | 35088413 |
| OpenAlex | W4210370691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
While racial/ethnic oral health inequities have been documented for many years in the United States, the potential role of racism has not been examined until recently. In fact, the common practice has been to attribute racial/ethnic disparities in oral health to low socioeconomic position and/or the lack of access to care. In contrast, racism is considered a fundamental cause of a broad range of adverse health outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities. Emerging evidence on oral health suggests that racism can affect access to oral health and clinical decision-making by acting as a social determinant of health (SDoH). Specifically, SDoHs may affect access to quality dental care due to the lack of dental insurance, low dentist-population ratio in racial/ethnic minority communities and the lack of diversity in the dental profession. We describe potential mechanisms through which racism can affect important SDoHs that are essential to oral health equity, outline recommendations to mitigate its existing negative effects and propose interventions to minimize pathogenic effects of racism on oral health outcomes in the population
Equity (law · Family medicine · Health equity · Oral health · Political science · Public health · Racism · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gerontology · Law
Racial and Ethnic Variations in Dental Care Utilization and Expenditures
Racial Disparities in Access to Preventive Dental Services in Pediatric Population
Association Between Perceived Racial Discrimination, Socioeconomic Status, and Oral Health Among Children
Key factors associated with oral health services at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Race disparities in dental care use from adolescence to middle adulthood in the USA
Subjective Well-Being Among African Americans
Racism in oral healthcare settings
Racism and oral health equity in the United States
Discrimination and Dignity Experiences in Prior Oral Care Visits Predict Racialized Oral Health Inequities Among Nationally Representative US Adults
The Black dentist workforce in the United States
The Hispanic and Latino dentist workforce in the United States
The Associations of Clinicians’ Implicit Attitudes About Race With Medical Visit Communication and Patient Ratings of Interpersonal Care
Assessment of Biases Against Latinos and African Americans Among Primary Care Providers and Community Members
Racism and oral health equity in the United States
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |