Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health
This text begins by reflecting on health promotion and equity/ inequity. In health, inequity is understood as a political concept that has moral implications and that is committed to social justice. A discussion follows on some issues regarding the risk and prevention of diseases, still considered a...
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doaj-d0c44ed3d32342c097b2b5c2ada74bea2020-11-24T23:20:21ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica Brazilian Oral Research1807-31072014-08-0128spe010810.1590/1807-3107BOR-2014.vol28.0025S1806-83242014000200007Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral healthEfigênia Ferreira e FERREIRANilce Emy TOMITAGisele da Silva DALBENThis text begins by reflecting on health promotion and equity/ inequity. In health, inequity is understood as a political concept that has moral implications and that is committed to social justice. A discussion follows on some issues regarding the risk and prevention of diseases, still considered a hegemonic practice, and lack of experience in oral health-care, bearing in mind the concept of vulnerability. The risk is probabilistic and involves the mathematical chances of acquiring a disease in a certain group, whereas vulnerability addresses the potential of acquiring or not acquiring a disease in a certain environment. The need for systematic studies on determinants is stressed, with the ultimate goal of improving health and reducing inequities, and with the concern and political intention of including health equity in governmental policies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242014000200007&lng=en&tlng=enOral HealthHealth InequalitiesPrimary PreventionRisk FactorsHealth Vulnerability |
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Efigênia Ferreira e FERREIRA Nilce Emy TOMITA Gisele da Silva DALBEN |
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Efigênia Ferreira e FERREIRA Nilce Emy TOMITA Gisele da Silva DALBEN Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health Brazilian Oral Research Oral Health Health Inequalities Primary Prevention Risk Factors Health Vulnerability |
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Efigênia Ferreira e FERREIRA Nilce Emy TOMITA Gisele da Silva DALBEN |
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Efigênia Ferreira e FERREIRA |
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Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica |
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Brazilian Oral Research |
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1807-3107 |
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2014-08-01 |
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This text begins by reflecting on health promotion and equity/ inequity. In health, inequity is understood as a political concept that has moral implications and that is committed to social justice. A discussion follows on some issues regarding the risk and prevention of diseases, still considered a hegemonic practice, and lack of experience in oral health-care, bearing in mind the concept of vulnerability. The risk is probabilistic and involves the mathematical chances of acquiring a disease in a certain group, whereas vulnerability addresses the potential of acquiring or not acquiring a disease in a certain environment. The need for systematic studies on determinants is stressed, with the ultimate goal of improving health and reducing inequities, and with the concern and political intention of including health equity in governmental policies. |
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Oral Health Health Inequalities Primary Prevention Risk Factors Health Vulnerability |
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