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Oral Health Stakeholders: A Time for Alignment and Action #MMPMID34189771
Ticku S; Barrow J; Fuccillo R; McDonough JE
Milbank Q 2021[Dec]; 99 (4): 882-903 PMID34189771show ga
Policy Points Since the Surgeon General's report in 2000, multiple stakeholder groups have engaged in advocacy to expand access to oral health coverage, integrate medicine and dentistry, and to improve the dental workforce. Using a stakeholder map across these three policy priorities, we describe how stakeholder groups are shaping the oral health policy landscape in this century. While the stakeholders are numerous, policy has changed little despite invested efforts and resources. To achieve change, multiple movements must coalesce around common goals and messages and a champion must emerge to lead the way. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and political changes due to the 2020 elections can open a window of opportunity to unite stakeholders to achieve comprehensive policy change.