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Achieving health equity through oral health value‐based care: a funder's perspective
Author(s) -
Ravelli Parrish,
Hakuta Katinka,
Simpson Trenae
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.12411
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , oral health , equity (law) , perspective (graphical) , health care , health equity , oral health care , medicine , value (mathematics) , public relations , work (physics) , nursing , business , political science , family medicine , public health , law , machine learning , artificial intelligence , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering
Because dental caries is one of the most preventable diseases in the world, poor oral health and inequitable outcomes are not just a failing of our current system of care and financing, but the result of decades of unjust and oppressive systems that were not designed to serve all patients equitably. Reducing these disparities will take deep and intentional work to focus on value, outcomes, and each patient as a whole person. In this article, we describe some of the unique opportunities funders have to listen, learn, and leverage strategies to redesign the oral health system in a way that prioritizes historically marginalized people and communities and transforms the way oral health care is accessed, delivered, and received.