title: Promoting oral health through community engagement.
abstract: Persistent health disparities still exist in the U.S. despite decades of focus on the importance of prevention. Individual behaviors are the major contributor to oral health. By partnering and linking with community organizations, oral health professionals can expand their reach, overcome the obstacles to delivering effective prevention activities in dental offices and improve the oral health of the most underserved and vulnerable populations, who bear the greatest burden of dental disease.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Glassman
authors: Maureen
authors: M
authors: Harrington
authors: Maysa
authors: M
authors: Namakian
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003153:Community Health Services; D019058:Community Networks; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017281:Cost of Illness; D054521:Cultural Competency; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations