Might Oral Health Be the Next Big Thing?

Application of policy analysis models in oral health issues: A Review

“…It could be because the political support is so important in setting the oral health in agenda. [29] Evidences showed that inequalities in oral health and oral health promotion could occur when it did not find the way on the agenda. [3031] On the basis of WHO priority action areas, issues such as effective use of fluoride, healthy diet and nutrition, tobacco control, oral health systems, oral health information systems, evidence for oral health policy, and formulation of goals were the most important global oral health issues.…”

Oral Health in America

“… 34 Federal policies to increase access to care and implement quality measures associated with integration of oral and general health care for children were set in place by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), 44 but integration and access to care efforts for adults have lagged owing to the exclusion of comprehensive adult dental benefits in most Medicaid programs and absence of a universal, comprehensive Medicare dental benefit. 45 , 46 …”

Oral Health Stakeholders: A Time for Alignment and Action

“…While the law was wide in scope, it maintained the division between medicine and dentistry and did little to reform oral health policies. Health policy experts have long called for expanding oral health services, bridging the divide between medicine and dentistry, and improving the current dental workforce model 3 . The Surgeon General's new report, to be released in 2020/2021, is also expected to focus on the integration of oral health and to stress the importance of changes in the oral health delivery system.…”