Inequalities in oral health: estimating the longitudinal economic burden of dental caries by deprivation status in six countries
Our exploratory analysis shows the disproportionate economic burden of caries in the most deprived groups and highlights the significant opportunity to reduce direct costs via levelling-up preventive measures. The healthcare burden stems from a higher baseline caries experience and greater annual progression rates in the most deprived. Therefore, preventive measures should be start early, with a focus on lowering early childhood caries and continue through the life course.
Authors
- Marko Vujicic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-0978)
- Nigel Pitts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-4213)
- Iain Chapple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-7082)
- Gerard Dunleavy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-3444)
- Rob Cook
- Nicola West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9127-5530)
- Neeladri Verma
- Radha Raghupathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2793-4124)
- Moritz Kebschull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-0679)
- Shivangi Jain
- Joao Hofmeister
Institutions
- American Dental Association (US)
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University Of Bristol Dental Hospital (GB)
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Impact Solutions (United Kingdom) (GB)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20652-0
- Citations
- 25
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.01