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Oral Health
Oral health refers to the state of being free from long-term facial and mouth pain, throat,
and oral cancer, tooth decay, gum illness, tooth loss, oral sores, and infection, as well as other
disorders and illnesses that limit the ability of an individual to bite, speak, and or smile. Dental
hygiene and good oral health are important in preventing bad breath, gum diseases, and tooth
decay, which can help maintain an individual’s teeth as they get old. I choose social-economic
status (SES) as a determinant that is related to oral health. SES refers to the measure of a
person’s sociological as well as economic standing.
I would use the observational type of study to investigate the relationship between SES
and oral health. In this case, I would collect as much information as possible relating the socio-
economic status with oral health. I would also compare different groups of people - based on
socioeconomic status - to determine the role of economic status in oral health. I chose the
socioeconomic status as the determinant because it is the biggest contributing factor to oral
health (Singh, Rouxel, Watt & Tsakos, 2014). In most high-income countries, dental treatment is
expensive, which averages about 5% of the total health expenditure. Also, most middle-income
and low-income nations find oral health care demands beyond their capabilities. Oral health
disparities exist among groups of people in the United States as well as across the world. SES
factors that relate to bad oral health include the ability of an individual to get dental insurance
and access to healthcare services (Park, Han, Park & Ko, 2016). I chose to use the observational
type of study in identifying the association between socioeconomic factors and oral health
because it helps come up with first-hand information and facts about the topic of interest.

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Oral Health Oral health refers to the state of being free from long-term facial and mouth pain, throat, and oral cancer, tooth decay, gum illness, tooth loss, oral sores, and infection, as well as other disorders and illnesses that limit the ability of an individual to bite, speak, and or smile. Dental hygiene and good oral health are important in preventing bad breath, gum diseases, and tooth decay, which can help maintain an individual’s teeth as they get old. I choose social-economic status (SES) as a determinant that is related to oral health. SES refers to the measure of a person’s so ...
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