title: Disparity in our nation's health: improving access to oral health care for children.
abstract: The American public and its policymakers are beginning to recognize oral health as an integral part of overall health. Utilization of new technologies and preventive treatments has set a higher standard in the public's expectations of oral health and dentistry. There have been marked improvements in oral health indicators in the United States during the past century. However, some populations have not enjoyed the benefits realized by most Americans.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011203:Poverty; D011636:Public Health Dentistry / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology