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A World Health Organization Resolution Aims to Bridge the Medical-Dental Divide

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

billion dental caries cases in permanent teeth go untreated, while the disease ravages the primary teeth of 530 million children. Yet in most industrialized nations, oral disease continues to be viewed as separate from medical illness, with dental care viewed as separate from medical care. More than 3.5 As many as 2.3