Reducing Oral Health Disparities: A Focus on Social and Cultural Determinants
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- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Oral Health
- Vol. 6 (S1) , S4
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-6-s1-s4
Abstract
Oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of individuals and the population. Yet significant oral health disparities persist in the U.S. population because of a web of influences that include complex cultural and social processes that affect both oral health and access to effective dental health care.Keywords
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