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Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: 2021

Workgroups: Oral Health Workgroup

Healthy teeth and gums are essential to people’s overall health and well-being. This report takes a comprehensive look at the nation’s oral health over the last 20 years. It examines scientific advances, as well as challenges — like unequal access to dental care — that affect the oral health of people in the United States. 

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National Institutes of Health. (2021). Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges. Retrieved from https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/research/oralhealthinamerica.