The uneven progress in dentistry …and how inequities persist despite strategy and funding

+Print Archive
Opinion

The uneven progress in dentistry …and how inequities persist despite strategy and funding

Gabrielle Baker, consultant, health equity

Gabrielle Baker

Old dentists chair CR Scott Cartwright on iStock
Dentistry involving anything other than pulling teeth has long been a luxury reserved for the rich [Image: Scott Cartwright on iStock]

Making oral healthcare free and improving clinical quality are essential but, by themselves, will not address unjust and unfair differences in outcomes for Māori, writes Gabrielle Baker

Removing cost barriers is only one of the steps that need to be taken by the health system There are stories still shared within my family of wha