Running head: 2020 ORAL HEALTH 1

Healthy People 2020: Oral Health

NR 503: Population Health, Epidemiology, and Statistical Principles

Chamberlain College of Nursing

 Healthy People 2020: Oral Health

Due to the fact that there are so many public health issues out there, oral and dental health

may sometimes fall by the wayside for those issues that may seem more important at the time.

However, poor oral health can be related to a number of diseases and sicknesses in the body, like

heart disease, for example. Most oral health strategies are aimed at “improving oral health in the

population by traditionally targeted behavior change at the individual level by promoting

brushing and flossing practices” but “more research is needed to understand the more distal and

structural determinants of oral health” (Vasiliou, Shankardass, Nisenbaum, & Quiñonez, 2016).

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