What is it about?
Higher levels of income inequality were associated with more tooth loss. It seems the main mechanism is public policies in education, health and infrastructure, as places with lower income inequalities had better policies, independent of the effect of fluoridation
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Why is it important?
Investment in universal public services and infrastructure can impact the overall level of oral health.
Perspectives
Future studies can investigate more about mechanisms to make policies more efficient.
DDS, MSc, PhD Roger Keller Celeste
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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This page is a summary of: How much of the income inequality effect can be explained by public policy? Evidence from oral health in Brazil, Health Policy, October 2010, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.015.
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