Open AccessLack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem: A Hidden Crisis
Author(s) -
Georgina P. Zabos,
Mary E. Northridge,
Marguerite Ro,
Chau Trinh,
Roger Vaughan,
Joyce Moon Howard,
Ira B. Lamster,
Mary T. Bassett,
Alwyn Cohall
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.92.1.49
Subject(s) - oral health , medicine , dental insurance , population , complaint , gerontology , health care , health equity , health insurance , family medicine , environmental health , public health , nursing , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Profound and growing disparities exist in oral health among certain US populations. We sought here to determine the prevalence of oral health complaints among Harlem adults by measures of social class, as well as their access to oral health care.