The importance of women’s oral health and its association with overall systemic health cannot be overemphasized.
Poor oral health can have several detrimental
effects on a woman’s health across her life span.
This article reviews the literature and describes how nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse-midwives can incorporate oral
cavity examinations into their care of women.
Almost two decades ago, in the preface to a landmark report published by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (2000, paragraph 2), the former U.S. Surgeon
General, David Satcher, described a “silent epidemic” of dental and oral diseases that
significantly affected various population groups.
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► PDF: The Oral Health Atlas - FDI
The health of the mouth reflects general
health and well-being; thus, poor oral health among the U.S. population can have a substantial impact on the overall health of U.S. citizens and the nation.
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