Food insecurity and oral health in older adults
Though individuals experiencing food insecurity were likely to have more unmet oral health needs than their peers, they were less likely to seek dental care. To improve the oral health status of this group, in addition to making oral health care more accessible, it may also be necessary to address the social and environmental factors preventing these people from seeking oral health care.
Authors
- Anwar T. Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-5079)
- Afsaneh Fallahi
- Akhmad Huda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5646-7975)
- Matthew C. Lohman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-2160)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oral Health
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2024.1400591
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- National Institute on Aging