Vision and oral health play a salient role in an individual’s overall health and quality of life. Having good vision can help an individual safely navigate the world in which they live as well as help to ensure a healthy and active lifestyle. Additionally, having good oral health can improve one’s ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, chew, express themselves, and avoid adverse health outcomes.(1,2) This May issue of In Focus provides a synthesis of recent literature on vision and oral health of individuals experiencing homelessness. It addresses the prevalence of vision and oral health diseases, unmet
needs, factors that can impact outcomes for these diseases, and promising practices to increase access to services. A few limitations exist in the current literature, namely the varying study methodologies used and the lack of nationally representative samples of individuals experiencing homelessness.
In Focus: Vision & Oral Health among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
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Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, Oral Health