Reducing dental disease : Canadian oral health framework 2013-2018

To provide a framework and leadership to review the oral health gaps and to address opportunities in Canada’s health care system in order to prevent and control oral diseases and conditions, and to promote oral health. [...] In 2007, the Public Health Agency of Canada, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer, commissioned a scan of dental public health human resources across the country. [...] It found that the distribution of oral health professionals is uneven, with the majority of dentists and dental hygienists migrating to the larger centres, and working in private dental clinics. [...] Determinants of Health The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social and economic conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole. [...] This framework identifies some areas of opportunity to engage with other health and public sectors to improve the oral health of Canadians – especially the subpopulation of Canadians who suffer from a disproportionate burden of oral disease.