ReviewBMC public health2024
Oral health approach in universal health coverage.
Review in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- mHealth for Oral Care in Aging: A Narrative Review of Mobile Applications for Older Adults and Caregivers.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Domiciliary dental care coverage in Taiwan: An assessment of provider participation and geographic distribution using the universal health coverage framework.Journal of dental sciences · 2026Article
- Greater municipal oral healthcare coverage is associated with lower odds of poor oral health among 5-year-old children in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Dental Care and Oral Health Within the Framework of Bulgarian Public Health Financing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global variations and socioeconomic inequalities in lifetime risk of lip, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cancer: a population-based systematic analysis of GLOBOCAN 2022.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- Oral health conditions and unmet need among Chinese male adults: a national oral health survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A call for a paradigm shift to community-embedded, home-based primary preventive oral health care in Africa.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to map how oral health is addressed within the universal health coverage (UHC).
methodsThis scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Searches included the WHO Library and PubMed, Scopus, Embase, LILACS, and Cochrane databases. Quantitative and qualitative studies were included without publication date and language restrictions.
resultsA total of 486 studies were retrieved, of which 292 were excluded in the title and abstract screening phase; 121 full-texts were assessed. After the removal of duplicates and unavailable documents, 50 studies were included in the review and categorized according to the level of scientific evidence.
conclusionFew studies discussed oral health within the UHC, mostly because this coverage does not include oral health adequately. When offered, oral health packages are limited and include specific populations. Access and use of oral health services remain guided by economic factors, exposing the theoretical financial protectionism that perpetuates health inequalities.
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