title: Oral health in Cuba.
abstract: Cuba's health care system is neither well known nor understood in the United States, so the opportunity to gain insight and facts about the system is significant. A sponsored trip to the island by a group of oral health practitioners is reported in this article by one of the participants. It was revealed that Cuba has invested a high percentage of its national budget in developing a sophisticated primary care system. Oral health services, as reported, are planned, organized and effective.
authors: Dental Department, our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors: Arthur I
authors: AI
authors: Hazlewood
mesh_terms: D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009909:Oral Health