CRM 2309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tooth Loss, Substance Abuse, Xerostomia
24 Oct 2016
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Taken from u. s. department of health and human services surgeon general. Oral health = public health (oral health is a mirror into the rest of their body, communities with poor oral health = poor health of the population (link to other problems) Stigma, stereotyping, uneducated, poor, doesn"t take pride in appearance. Reality -- link to nutrition, what we are consuming (communities with good. Judgments of drug abuse, self-inflicted fluoride in water) Global links - communities don"t have school based sealant programs, often in that lower socio-economic society that greatest issues come up. Vulnerable populations: prisoners, senior citizens, low minority racial groups. Oral health often excluded yet remains key in maintaining overall health of the body (only number of privileged people have access to it: electric toothbrush, fluoride, wisdom teeth removal, braces. 1840 dental school us - saw a division between medical and dental (not an equal playing field)
