Inequalities and injustices in health are prevalent even today. Oral health inequalities are not merely the differences in the oral health status of the rich and the poor. As in general medical health, there exists a continuous step wise relationship across the social spectrum, with oral health being worse as one descends the social hierarchy. It is more in the dental stream than in any other medical/ paramedical stream. The uncertainty of dental diseases is what makes them uninsurable. The prognosis of any treated tooth will majorly depend on the individual. The dentist could try his/ her...
Inequalities and injustices in health are prevalent even today. Oral health inequalities are not merely the differences in the oral health status of t...