Uligheder i oral sundhed – teoretisk tilgang

Abstract

Main topics The oral health impact of social determinants affecting all population groups is known universally. Variations exist by income, education, occupation, ethnic minority groups, environmental conditions, gender, families and children, and generations spanning from children to older people. Inequality in oral health tends to last from early childhood to older age. Social diversities in oral health and general health are comparable due to shared causal mechanisms. The financial burden related to use of private dental health services plays a powerful role in creation of inequality. Structural, psychosocial and political determinants are drivers in creation of inequalities. WHO give emphasis to intervention against social determinants in health; inequalities in health are unfair and can be reduced by the right mix of government policies.