Dental hygienists and access to oral health care

Journal of Dental Hygiene,  March, 2004  by Mary Alice Gaston

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Ever since Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General was released in May 2000, discussions have been ongoing about how to respond to it. (1) While the report emphasizes that oral health is essential to general health, it documents the inequities and disparities present in both oral health status and access to oral health care for certain population groups.

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The final chapter of the report issues a call to action challenging all parties involved in providing health care to underserved populations to develop a coordinated and collaborative national oral health plan to eliminate disparities and increase access ...

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