Oral Health In African American Countries

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Disparities in Access to Oral Health Care

(3 days ago) WEBIn developing countries, oral health services are offered mostly from regional or central hospitals in urban centers, and little, if any, priority is given to preventive or restorative dental care. A qualitative study utilizing focus groups conducted with …

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

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Oral Health Literacy in Migrant and Ethnic Minority Populations: A

(3 days ago) WEBPoor oral health literacy (OHL) may be a hindrance in achieving good oral health. This systematic review summarizes the current quantitative evidence regarding …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9256555/

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WHO's global oral health status report 2022: Actions, …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Global Oral Health Status Report (GOHSR) directed towards the promotion and achievement of the universal health coverage (UHC) for oral health by the year 2030 was published by the World …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/odi.14516

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Global oral health status report - World Health Organization

(7 days ago) WEBThe summary focuses on the oral health status in the African Region and is split into four sections: (a) oral diseases are global and regional health problems; (b) the burden of …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366662/9789240070769-eng.pdf

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Strengthening Oral Health Care Systems in Africa: New …

(5 days ago) WEBHarvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) have teamed up to address critical oral health challenges in the African region, …

https://hsdm.harvard.edu/news/strengthening-oral-health-care-systems-africa

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MINORITY ORAL HEALTH IN AMERICA: DESPITE PROGRESS, …

(5 days ago) WEBpercent of African American adults and 36 percent of Hispanic adults have untreated disease, as compared to the 22 percent of Caucasians. An earlier CDC data brief found …

http://pandemic.openoralhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ADA-Report-on-Oral-Health-Disparities-1.pdf

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Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases

(3 days ago) WEBBrazzaville – Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/africa-burdened-largest-global-increase-oral-diseases

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Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage …

(2 days ago) WEBOverview . This regional summary draws on WHO’s Global oral health status report, published in 2022, which provides a comprehensive overview of the global oral disease …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240070769

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Oral Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

(Just Now) WEBOral Health in The African Region: A Regional Strategy: Report to the Regional Director; Other Materials. OpenWHO: Noma: training of health workers at …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/oral-health

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Addressing Oral Health Inequities, Access to Care, Knowledge, and …

(7 days ago) WEBThese include inequities in access to dental care, disparities in the prevalence of oral disease, risk behaviors related to oral disease, the relationship …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0060.htm

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The FDI African Strategy for Oral Health: addressing the …

(5 days ago) WEBrelevant to the needs of countries with low access to oral health care as to those with comparatively good access, in economies ranging from ‘least developed’ to ‘middle …

https://www.fdiworlddental.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/hescot_et_al._-_2013_-_the_fdi_african_strategy_for_oral_health_addressi.pdf

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Oral health-related cultural beliefs for four racial/ethnic groups

(1 days ago) WEBOverall, the majority of the literature on racial/ethnic groups was epidemiologic in nature, mainly demonstrating disparities in oral health rather than the …

https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6831-8-26

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Oral Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

(4 days ago) WEBOne of the major barriers to the improvement of oral health in the African Region is the absence of a clear statement of oral health policy to guide countries’ oral …

https://staging.afro.who.int/health-topics/oral-health

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Filling the gaps in oral health services in Africa

(6 days ago) WEBBrazzaville – More than 480 million people in the African region suffer from oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal diseases, yet oral health remains a …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/congo/news/filling-gaps-oral-health-services-africa

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Promoting Oral Health in Africa: prevention and control of oral

(2 days ago) WEBIt emphasizes the fact that improving oral health is an integral part of the essential package of interventions against noncommunicable diseases at the primary …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789290232971

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