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Disparities in Access to Oral Health Care

(3 days ago) WebPursuing equity in oral health care means pursuing the elimination of oral health care disparities, that is, equal access to available care for equal need, equal utilization for equal need, and equal quality of care for all. While the imperative to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7125002/

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Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges

(9 days ago) WebThe 2021 NIH report provides a comprehensive snapshot of oral health in America, including an examination of oral health across the lifespan and a look at the impact the …

https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/publications/federal-agency-reports/OHA2021.html

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Health Equity Needs Teeth - AMA Journal of Ethics

(8 days ago) WebMotivating Equity. Although advertisers suggest that white teeth and a perfect smile are the standards of a healthy mouth, oral health actually entails a functional …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/health-equity-needs-teeth/2022-01

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The Oral Health in America Report: A Public Health …

(7 days ago) WebThe national Oral Health Progress and Equity Network’s blueprint for improving oral health for all includes 5 levers to advance oral health equity: “amplify …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2022/22_0067.htm

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Oral health equity for rural communities: where are we …

(9 days ago) WebRurality and access to oral health care. Poor oral health is more prevalent among rural populations, with increased levels of periodontal disease and decayed, …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-023-6058-4

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Racism and oral health inequities; An overview

(3 days ago) WebOral health is uniquely positioned to reflect both contemporary and cumulative race-based health inequities. For example, the most common clinical measure of dental …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00107-3/fulltext

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Understanding oral health disparities in the context of …

(9 days ago) Webpositioning children’s oral health as an issue of social justice, health equity and human rights. Findings from this forum resulted in 5 key suggestions for promoting social …

https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(19)30679-8/fulltext

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Health equity and dentistry American Dental Association

(9 days ago) WebHealth equity and dentistry. Dr. Klemmedson. Dr. Meeske. Dr. Kessler. It’s more than just seeing patients. It’s helping them understand what dental care is. It’s giving easily understood explanations about …

https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2021/may/health-equity-and-dentistry

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Disparities in Oral Health CareQuest Institute

(1 days ago) WebOral Health Disparities Persist. Key findings, summarized in a research report, include: More than half of Black adults (52%) reported having lost one or more …

https://www.carequest.org/resource-library/cost-race-and-persistent-challenges-our-oral-health-system

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Oral Health & Health Equity - NIHCM

(6 days ago) WebThe disparities experienced by these populations have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. This infographic highlights the challenges to achieving …

https://nihcm.org/publications/oral-health-health-equity

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Oral Health Equity CareQuest Institute

(6 days ago) WebThe Need for Health Equity. Inequities within oral health, like inequities in other areas of society, are correlated with income and have a racial dimension. For example, people of …

https://www.carequest.org/topics/health-equity

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How poor oral health impacts health equity - The World Economic …

(7 days ago) WebAlmost 3.5 million people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, including cavities, gingivitis and periodontal disease — a troubling statistic when you consider the …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/how-oral-health-impacts-health-equity/

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Funder Strategies to Support Oral Health Care Access and Equity

(6 days ago) WebBy funding efforts to reframe oral health equity issues as essential to health and social justice, funders can play a critical role in advancing oral health access and care by …

https://www.gih.org/publication/funder-strategies-to-support-oral-health-care-access-and-equity/

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State of Oral Health Equity in America - carequest.org

(1 days ago) WebThe study was designed by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Results were collected by NORC at the University of Chicago in January–February of 2021, 2022, and 2023 from …

https://www.carequest.org/content/state-oral-health-equity-america-2023

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Disparities in Oral Health Division of Oral Health CDC

(4 days ago) WebDisparities in Oral Cancer and Gum Disease. Adults and oral cancer. Head and neck cancers are more than twice as common among men as women. 11 The 5-year survival …

https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/oral_health_disparities/index.htm

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Policy Statement: Social Determinants of Health and …

(5 days ago) WebTo reduce oral health inequities, action is required to address SDoH through the implementation of evidence-based, appropriate, and sustainable oral health …

https://www.astdd.org/docs/sdoh-and-improving-oral-health-equity-policy-statement.pdf

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Using Law and Policy to Promote the Use of Oral Health …

(5 days ago) WebGood oral health is essential to overall health and well-being, but oral health problems are common. More than . 4 in 5 people have had at least one cavity by …

https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/OH_ExecutiveSummary_2020-06-19_508.pdf

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Understanding the link between health literacy and oral health

(9 days ago) WebThe summer between my 4 th and 5 th year of BDS studies, I took part in an internship project called 'Health literacy and experiences of dental care in socially …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41406-024-1381-z

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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WebToday’s rule exemplifies the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to health equity and patient rights,” said OCR Director Melanie Fontes …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Social Justice - Open Oral Health

(2 days ago) WebFundamentally, this is the value that OPEN members are rooted in, and committed to—increasing the state of justice for Americans in our country. We see oral health as …

https://openoralhealth.org/social-justice/

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WebGalea, who has been studying health equity issues for a quarter century, uses this one: If one person is taller than another, that's an inequality that can't be fixed. …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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What are the Standards for Presenting Data on Race and/or …

(8 days ago) WebAt that time, there were growing calls among federal, state, and local health agencies; health systems; health information technology experts, and commercial …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/revisions-to-federal-standards-for-collecting-and-reporting-data-on-race-and-ethnicity-what-are-they-and-why-do-they-matter/

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The Case for Equitable Health Access for Veterans

(3 days ago) WebIn many ways, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has demonstrated itself to be an exemplar in the health equity space. For example, the VA offers eligible …

https://givingcompass.org/article/the-case-for-equitable-health-access-for-veterans

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We Need It All in Quality Improvement: Local Change, …

(4 days ago) WebIn this issue of Pediatrics, 3 articles outline national QI collaboratives.Each initiative is supported by Value in Inpatient Pediatrics (VIP), an American Academy of …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-065653/197164/We-Need-It-All-in-Quality-Improvement-Local-Change

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When air pollution becomes a health equity issue UCLA Health

(9 days ago) WebAir pollution, urbanization, redlining and industrialization all intersect with health equity in a way that harms minority and low-income communities, says Olawale …

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/air-pollution-health-equity-los-angeles

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Healthy People 2030: Oral Health Objectives - Centers for Disease

(6 days ago) WebHealthy People 2020 aims to reach four overarching goals Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death. Achieve health …

https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/about/healthy-people.html

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GPSolo Magazine - American Bar Association

(1 days ago) WebAdvertise with GPSolo. Contact MCI for opportunities to reach GPSolo's 20,000+ members. GPSolo Magazine contains articles exploring a particular topic of …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/resources/magazine/

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Supreme Court examines a federal-state conflict over emergency

(1 days ago) WebAt issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room. Specifically, whether a state may ban …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246946015/supreme-court-abortion-emtala

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NH community health workers push for certification, Medicaid

(2 days ago) WebDemocratic Rep. Trinidad Tellez of Manchester, a medical doctor who previously led the state’s Office of Health Equity, pushed back on those concerns. “They do not …

https://www.nhpr.org/health/2024-05-02/nh-community-health-workers-push-for-certification-medicaid-reimbursement

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