• J Calif Dent Assoc · Jul 2014

    Promoting oral health through community engagement.

    • Paul Glassman, Maureen Harrington, and Maysa Namakian.
    • J Calif Dent Assoc. 2014 Jul 1; 42 (7): 465-70.

    AbstractPersistent 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.

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