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Engaging a state medical society in oral health: a community action report
Author(s) -
Ban Annika L.,
Silk Hugh J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/jphd.12333
Subject(s) - oral health , public health , health promotion , medicine , action (physics) , state (computer science) , alternative medicine , political science , public relations , family medicine , medical education , nursing , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , pathology , computer science
Abstract Increasingly, the medical community is recognizing how oral health relates to overall health and engaging in oral health promotion. In 2012, the Massachusetts Medical Society set out to explore how to prioritize oral health as a part of its public health agenda. It began with an Oral Health Forum, which evolved into a Committee on Oral Health. This committee is the first of its kind in a state medical society and is comprised of a diverse group of medical and dental professionals. In this article, we review the process by which the committee was established, report on projects, and reflect on lessons learned.