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The hidden costs of a hidden smile: The value of preventive care from the patient's perspective
Author(s) -
Ward Katie,
Briddon Michael
Publication year - 2020
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.12393
Subject(s) - neglect , perspective (graphical) , value (mathematics) , health care , preventive care , oral health , medicine , psychology , nursing , family medicine , political science , computer science , machine learning , artificial intelligence , law
A culture of oral health neglect and one chipped tooth led Christine Collins to a devastating series of conditions that affected her physical and emotional well‐being. The costs of this culture on a person's individual health – and the health‐care system as a whole – demonstrate the true value of preventive oral health care.