In 2000, then-Surgeon-General, Dr. David Satcher, put out the first official report on Oral Health and underserved communities. This week, Morehouse School of Medicine sponsored a forum revisiting the issue, focusing on new ways of expanding access to oral healthcare.
Dr. David Satcher was keynote speaker at this week’s forum on Oral Health Care in the U.S and Georgia.Oral health, he says, is not just the health of teeth and gums, but the health of the mouth, which he says is like a mirror of disease of the body.
“It’s about the cranial facial health, about eating, chewing, speaking, smiling, so it’s about social. When people don’t have their oral health they suffer in all those areas. Especially children.”
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