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- Title
Including oral diseases and conditions in universal health coverage.
- Authors
Listl, Stefan; Quiñonez, Carlos; Vujicic, Marko
- Abstract
The authors reflect on the potential benefits of including oral health and oral health care in universal health coverage (UHC) programmes. Other topics include some oral diseases and conditions like periodontal diseases, tooth loss, and dental caries, the prevalence of dental caries in low- and middle-income countries, and the possible adverse effects of failure to address oral health issues like lower overall well-being of people.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; ORAL hygiene; ORAL health; ORAL diseases; DENTAL care; MEDICAL care costs; NATIONAL health insurance; DENTAL pathology; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2021, Vol 99, Issue 6, p407
- ISSN
0042-9686
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.2471/BLT.21.285530