Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations

Name: Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
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ISBN: 9780309209465

ISBN-10: 0309209463

ISBN-13: 9780309209465

Edition: 2011

Authors: Committee on Oral Health Access to Services, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Youth and Families Staff Board on Children, Board on Health Care Services Staff

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Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year. Poor and minority children are less likely to have access to oral health care than are their nonpoor and nonminority peers. Older adults, people who live in rural areas, and disabled individuals, uniformly confront access barriers, regardless of their financial resources. The consequences of these disparities in access to oral health care can lead to a number of conditions including malnutrition, childhood speech problems, infections, diabetes, heart disease, and premature births. Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 1/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English