Racism in oral healthcare settings

Implications for dental care‐related fear/anxiety and utilization among Black/African American women in Appalachia

Bibliographic Data

ID8084146
AuthorsKalo C Sokoto (0000-0003-2984-8649, Counseling Psychology, Department of Counseling and Learning Sciences West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA, corresponding author), L F Platt (0000-0003-3242-9656, Counseling Psychology, Department of Counseling and Learning Sciences West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA), Linda Alexander, Linda A Alexander (Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown West Virginia USA), Betsy Foxman (0000-0001-6682-238X, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown West Virginia USA), John R Shaffer (0000-0003-1897-1131, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown West Virginia USA), Mary L Marazita (0000-0002-2648-2832, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown West Virginia USA), Daniel W McNeil (0000-0002-0766-8455, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown West Virginia USA, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume82
IssueS1
Pages28-35
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jphd.12523
PMID35726465
OpenAlexW4283216277
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

Together, experiences of racism in oral healthcare settings and dental care-related fear/anxiety are predictive of decreased dental utilization for Black/African American women living in Appalachia. This study provides insight into racism in oral healthcare settings as a social determinant of dental anxiety/fear and inequities in dental utilization

African american · Anxiety · Appalachia · Black women · Family medicine · Health care · Oral health · Political science · Psychiatry · Racism · Sociology · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gender Studies · Gerontology

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