Occurrence of Oral Epidemiology and Its Determinants
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 3309
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oral epidemiology; inequalities in oral health; health economics; quality of life; older adults health
Interests: oral epidemiology; health economics; oral health surveys; quality of life
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oral health is a major concern in many communities. For example, dental caries of permanent teeth is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. Aside from biological factors, other factors can also influence the prevalence, severity, and progression of oral health disorders. For example, health inequalities have been identified as a major factor that influences the distribution and concentration of disease among underprivileged and vulnerable groups. Oral health and life course surveys have explored the determinants of oral diseases, and the results of such studies are necessary to detect population-based evidence that will help policymakers to develop public health strategies. In addition, studies on oral disease burden and on years lived with disability are necessary to detect how oral health problems are distributed across the population, how they affect individuals’ quality of life, and which possible impacts could be observed in short-to-long periods of time. Analyses on the quality of public health services and efficiency of public health strategies are also needed. We invite researchers from the community dentistry and public health areas to submit papers on the following themes:
- Oral health surveys;
- Life course surveys;
- Dental caries;
- Periodontitis;
- Oral cancer;
- Violence and orofacial injuries;
- Inequalities in oral health;
- Health-related quality of life;
- Social vulnerability;
- Edentulism;
- Oral disease burden;
- Years lived with disability;
- Health economics.
Prof. Dr. Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti
Prof. Dr. Antonio Carlos Pereira
Dr. Karen Glazer De Anselmo Peres
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oral health surveys
- life course surveys
- dental caries
- periodontitis
- oral cancer
- violence and orofacial injuries
- inequalities in oral health
- health-related quality of life
- social vulnerability
- edentulism
- oral disease burden
- years lived with disability
- health economics
