Abstract
Oral health is an intrinsic part of overall health. The mouth is part of the digestive and respiratory systems; it is essential to spoken communication and facial expression; in fact, toothaches are among the most severe and hence debilitating kinds of pain that a person can suffer. The economic cost of dental disease is staggering, equaling an annual loss of some 20 million days of work in the US alone. But far more disastrous is the personal cost for those suffering from these conditions. More than 100 million US citizens lack dental insurance. There is widespread consensus that the result in
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Justice in oral Health Care. |
| Subtitle of host publication | Ethical and Educational Perspectives. |
| Editors | Jos Welie |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee |
| Publisher | Marquette University Press |
| Pages | 7-14 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0874629349, 1435610741, 9780874629347, 9781435610743 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780874626704, 0874626706 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |