Exploring the Education and Perceptions of Dental Professionals Toward Poverty and Oral Health Disparities: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the present study was to map the available research, investigating how dental professionals perceive those who experience poverty, and what educational interventions are available in this area, with the aim of providing a narrative summary and identifying key research gaps within the literature.

Method

Following Joanna Briggs scoping review methodology, databases searched included PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Health Research Premium and Web of Science databases. A manual search was also performed on Google Scholar to identify grey literature. Search strategies included medical subject headings and key terms including poverty, financial hardship, social deprivation, oral health, oral diseases, dental caries, communication, le

SUBMITTER: Allen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808863 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature