Oral health literacy: at the intersection of K-12 education and public health.
The link between a student's health and their ability to learn is well-established. Schools are the intersection of public health programs, dental care, and self-care. This position affords them a unique role and opportunity to enhance health literacy, including oral health literacy. This paper explores the potential of K-12 school programs and the dental profession to address oral health literacy, and, in so doing, provide future participants with essential skills to promote their oral health.
Department of Family Science and Faculty Scholar, Herschel S. Horowitz Centerfor Health Literacy, School of Public Health, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Bonnie
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Braun
Alice M
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Horowitz
Dushanka V
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Kleinman
Robert S
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Gold
Sarah D
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Radice
Catherine
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Maybury
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