Integrating social science into oral health and dental research: a narrative review
Frederick Howard, Nawal Jama, Duangporn Duangthip · 2025
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Howard, Jama, and Duangthip wrote a review, published in 2025, on what social science adds to dental research. Teeth and gums are shaped by far more than biology: income, housing, habits, and power all leave marks in the mouth. The review gathers social science work on oral health from 2015 to 2025. It sits inside a longer history of joint work between the fields. The authors searched medical and anthropology databases for studies that use interviews, group discussion, and field observation.
That body of work shows how people understand oral health, why they seek or avoid care, and how services can exclude. The authors find that core social concepts already inform public dental health frameworks. Yet true blending of methods and theory stays rare. The review argues for deeper integration, so dental research can explain outcomes, not just count them. It maps the field for researchers on both sides.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Frederick Howard, Nawal Jama, Duangporn Duangthip |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |