Improving Children's Oral Health: An Interdisciplinary Research Framework
Improving Children's Oral Health: An Interdisciplinary Research Framework
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DOI：
10.1177/0022034514547273
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发表时间：
2014-10-01
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7.6
通讯作者：
Divaris, K.
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作者：
Casamassimo, P. S.;Lee, J. Y.;Divaris, K.
尽管研究、专业和宣传利益相关者做出了共同努力，但最近的证据表明，美国幼儿口腔健康的改善并没有遵循其他年龄组口腔健康改善的普遍趋势。事实上，最年幼儿童的口腔健康差距可能正在扩大，但将科学和技术进步转化为人口健康有意义改善的努力取得的成功有限。然而，在过去十年中，基因组学、生物学、行为学、社会学和卫生服务研究的巨大进步加强了可用于支持倡议和转化工作的证据基础。有必要采取协调一致的行动来加速这一转化和实施过程;与此同时，有助于解决口腔健康差异的上游决定因素的政策也势在必行。本文总结了在美国北卡罗来纳州夏洛特举行的第43届美国牙科研究协会年会期间举行的儿童口腔健康跨学科连续体研讨会的会议记录。本报告展示了儿科口腔健康研究跨学科连续体的最新贡献，并提供了对未来研究重点和必要的跨部门协同作用的见解。讨论的问题是有关口腔疾病的社会决定因素的压倒性优势和科学转化为行动的困难。
Despite the concerted efforts of research and professional and advocacy stakeholders, recent evidence suggests that improvements in the oral health of young children in the United States has not followed the prevailing trend of oral health improvement in other age groups. In fact, oral health disparities in the youngest children may be widening, yet efforts to translate advances in science and technology into meaningful improvements in populations' health have had limited success. Nevertheless, the great strides in genomics, biological, behavioral, social, and health services research in the past decade have strengthened the evidence base available to support initiatives and translational efforts. Concerted actions to accelerate this translation and implementation process are warranted; at the same time, policies that can help tackle the upstream determinants of oral health disparities are imperative. This article summarizes the proceedings from the symposium on the interdisciplinary continuum of pediatric oral health that was held during the 43rd annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. This report showcases the latest contributions across the interdisciplinary continuum of pediatric oral health research and provides insights into future research priorities and necessary intersectoral synergies. Issues are discussed as related to the overwhelming dominance of social determinants on oral disease and the difficulty of translating science into action.