Eastman Institute: trans-cultural oral health unit

The institute is committed to a focused strategy of education, research and policy development to improve the oral health of individuals and communities who are currently disadvantaged through culture, ethnicity, social deprivation and/or exclusion. Their web site has limited information / resources on line but you can contact them for more information/ training.

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Culture and Dental care: reading list compiled by Jacquelyn Coughlan

This comprehensive reading list (updated 2004)displays a wide range of articles although not available online. Complied by the State University of New York: Institute of Technology (US).

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WHO: oral health country/area profile programme

The programme is established in collaboration with WHO Non-communicable Diseases Cluster; several WHO Collaborating Centres; other organisations and individuals around the world. Their objective is to present information on dental diseases and oral health services for various countries/areas. This site offers information on global oral disease, oral health profiles for countries, tobacco and oral disease, and significant caries index.

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