Open AccessTowards Adopting an `Economic Impact’ Approach in the Classification of the Burden of Oral Diseases: The Case of the East African Community Countries
Author(s) -
Okemwa,
Agnes Neema Kenneth,
Ruttoh,
Kolil Simon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and research technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2165
DOI - 10.38124/ijisrt20jun282
Subject(s) - economic growth , political science , development economics , medicine , economics
This commentary argues for a change in the way we communicate the burden of dental diseases to policy makers so that the economic impact of these diseases can be more easily and realistically appreciated. Specific reference to dental caries in the East African Community countries (EAC) will be used to argue out the case.