title: Cultural barriers to preventitve dentistry.
abstract: The concept of social class and its influence on health attitudes and behaviour has been reviewed. Some dental attitudes and behaviour characteristic of lower socio-economic culture have been described and possible implications for preventive dental instruction outlined.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001318:Authoritarianism; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D006262:Health; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012919:Social Behavior; D012923:Social Class