Reducing Oral Health Disparities: What Can We Learn from Social; Environmental and Cultural Factors?

• Main Author: Sarah R. Baker (auth)
• Other Authors: Tamanna Tiwari (auth), Judith Albino (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; social determinants of oral health; immigrant oral health; interprofessional education; oral health inequalities; access to care
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Oral health disparities are profound worldwide, and they affect the quality of life of individuals of all age groups. Disparities in oral health are seen in racial and ethnic minorities, at different socioeconomic levels and due to differences in environment and cultural factors. Several determinant...