Oral Health Disparities Research Program

The Oral Health Disparities Research Program supports studies that:

• Investigate health determinants, their intersectionality, and mechanisms contributing to oral health disparities over the life course.
• Develop and test community-based intervention strategies to mitigate multilevel risk factors and barriers for promoting oral health for all.
• Explore approaches to the dissemination of evidence and implementation of evidence-based tools and interventions focused on addressing health determinants impacting the disproportionate burden of oral diseases and conditions in communities.
• Take a holistic, multilevel interventional approach to improve oral health care delivery systems and services to address social determinants of health.