Renée W. Joskow DDS, MPH, FAGDCAPT, USPHS

Senior Dental AdvisorU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration

Office of Special Health Affairs

Watch Your Mouth! Promote Oral Health

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• Study: Minority Kids Most Likely To Have Unmet Dental Needs• 73% untreated dental caries• 53% fillings or crowns• 81% unmet need• Asians were more likely to have

untreated dental caries, followed by Hispanics and then African-Americans. http://www.blackradionetwork.com/

HEADLINES

Access to Care

One-in-four U.S. adults aged 65 or older have lost all of their teeth

A story of need…..

• Overall. Non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians and Alaska Natives generally have the poorest oral health

• Children and Tooth Decay. The greatest disparity is seen in Mexican American and black, non-Hispanic children

• Adults and Untreated Tooth Decay. Blacks, non-Hispanics, and Mexican Americans experience untreated tooth decay nearly twice as much as white, non-Hispanics.

• Adults and Oral Cancer. The 5–year survival rate is lower for oral pharyngeal (throat) cancers among black men than whites (36% versus 61%).

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/oral_health_disparities.htm

Disparities persist

Oral cancer rates are higher for Hispanic & Black males than for White males.

Oral Health= Overall Health

Renée W. Joskow, DDS, MPH

Health Resources and Services Administration

Senior Dental Advisor

RJoskow@hrsa.gov

301.443.6769

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