Indigenous Australians and oral health

Shearer M, Jamieson LM (2012)
Indigenous Australians and oral health
In: Virdi MS, ed. Oral health care – prosthodontics, periodontology, biology, research and systemic conditions. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech: 319-340

This book chapter provides information on the oral health of Indigenous people in Australia, including:

• general information on Indigenous health (including the social determinants of health, Indigenous concepts of health, and information on the Closing the gap government initiative)
• caries among Indigenous children and adults
• periodontal disease among Indigenous children and adults
• tooth loss
• protective and risk factors for caries, periodontal disease, and tooth loss
• barriers to good oral health for Indigenous people.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

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