Is Oral Health Essential?

RT @JournalofEthics: In this paper, Elizabeth McGough and @lisathedoc, MD, DMD describe the historical origins of the separation of dentist…

In this paper, Elizabeth McGough and @lisathedoc, MD, DMD describe the historical origins of the separation of dentistry from medicine as well as the potential for the #COVID19 pandemic to be a catalyst for change: https://t.co/uUuFYBfKP6

Elizabeth McGough and @lisathedoc, MD, DMD report that while nearly 50% of White adults reported having had a dental visit between 2017 and 2018, that number was closer to 28% for Black and Latinx adults: https://t.co/guBW9zC5Jp #medhist

As Elizabeth McGough and Lisa Simon (@lisathedoc), MD, DMD highlight, although there have been increased calls for integration of medicine and dentistry to prevent needless suffering from oral disease, true progress has been limited: https://t.co/r6SnlZXiz