School of Dental Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
National Chair of Research Initiative, Hispanic Dental Association, New York, New York, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2022 Sep;86(9):1242-1248. doi: 10.1002/jdd.13071.
In the United States (US), racial and ethnic minority populations experience poorer oral health than the general population. Social and commercial determinants of health embedded in structural and institutional racism and/or discrimination generate and exacerbate oral health inequities. We provide examples of oral health disparities (including oral health status and workforce issues) among selected racial and ethnic minority groups in the US. In addition, we compiled four priority areas based on research over the last two decades to guide actions to improve oral health equity. These four priority areas aim to improve health care models, interventions, and policies to help close gaps and reduce disparities in oral health and access to dental care.
在美国，与一般人群相比，少数族裔人口的口腔健康状况更差。健康的社会和商业决定因素嵌入在结构和体制种族主义和/或歧视中，从而产生和加剧口腔健康的不平等。我们提供了美国一些少数族裔群体在口腔健康方面的差异（包括口腔健康状况和劳动力问题）的例子。此外，我们根据过去二十年的研究，汇编了四个优先领域，以指导改善口腔健康公平的行动。这四个优先领域旨在改善医疗保健模式、干预措施和政策，以帮助缩小口腔健康和获得牙科保健方面的差距和减少差异。
