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CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. 2023. American Indian and Alaska Native communities face a disproportionate burden of oral disease: Reversing inequities involves challenges and opportunities. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 34 pp., exec. summ. (6 pp.). (White paper)

Annotation: This paper provides information on oral health disparities that American Indians and Alaska Natives experience. It discusses the causes of these disparities and presents possible solutions. Topics include historical and current sources of health inequities, information from the State of Oral Health Equity in America Survey, creating and expanding a representative oral health workforce, collaborating to conduct inclusive research, and making funding available that promotes oral health equity. A call to action is included.

Contact: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 465 Medford Street, Boston, MA 02129-1454, Telephone: (617) 886-1700 Web Site: https://www.carequest.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Collaboration, Diversity, Healthy equity, Oral health, Underserved communities
   

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