Decisions in Dentistry: American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Bear the Heaviest Oral Disease Burden

A white paper recently published by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health^®, Society of American Indian Dentists, and National Indian Health Board’s Tribal Oral Health Initiative shows that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities suffer greatly when it comes to oral health. The paper “American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Face a ‘Disproportionate Burden of Oral Disease’” also provides recommendations on how oral health disparities in these communities can best be alleviated. Some of the findings include:

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