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ArticleAdvances in dental research2026

Whose Knowledge Counts? Considering Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Description, Prediction, and Causal Inference in Oral Epidemiology.

D G Haag, J L Bastos, G H Soares, B Poirier, L Jamieson, H S Schuch

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Article in Advances in dental research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

D G HaagAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
J L BastosFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
G H SoaresAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
B PoirierAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8257-6104
L JamiesonAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9839-9280
H S SchuchSchool of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9932-9698

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary examines how the systematic exclusion of voices across gender, sexuality, and race shapes oral epidemiology to serve the interests of a few powerful groups. Focusing on the core functions of the field, including description of disease patterns, prediction of outcomes, and causal inference, we elaborate on empirical examples to argue for a reorientation of oral epidemiology. We advocate for an approach that centers reflexivity, applies intersectional analyses, and embeds inclusive governance across all stages of knowledge production to advance more equitable oral health outcomes.

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Mouth DiseasesOral HealthRacial GroupsSexualityCausalityFemaleHumansMaleSex Factorshealth equityintersectionalitymethodsoral healthsexism racism and healthsocial determinants of health

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PMID41417484
PMCPMC12717281

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