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Too Much Dentistry

Paulo Nadanovsky, Ana Paula Pires dos Santos, David Nunan

2024JAMA Internal Medicine13 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This Viewpoint explores whether all dental procedures are clinically necessary given their expense and the disparate access to treatment among some socioeconomic and racial and ethnic groups.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineSocioeconomic statusEthnic groupDentistryRacial groupMEDLINEFamily medicineEnvironmental healthAnthropologyPopulationSociologyPolitical scienceLawDental Health and Care UtilizationDental Education, Practice, ResearchDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques