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Tooth & Nail
"Use of oral health care services in the United States: unequal, inequitable—a cross-sectional study"
This study provides a nuanced statistical and conceptual evaluation of how dental care access in the United States is shaped by social...
Maiya Varma
May 29, 20253 min read
"Variation in Use of Dental Services by Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP"
This KFF study offers a comprehensive, data-driven view into how structural inequality shapes access to oral health care for individuals...
Maiya Varma
Apr 20, 20253 min read
"Dental Caries and Preventive Dental Visits Among Children in the U.S.: The Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Immigration"
This national study by Luo et al. highlights how oral health disparities among U.S. children are structured not only by race and...
Maiya Varma
Mar 17, 20252 min read
“Oral health disparities: Racial, language and nativity effects”
This NHANES-based study offers a compelling case for viewing oral health not merely as an outcome of individual behavior, but as a...
Maiya Varma
Feb 16, 20252 min read
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