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THE CHALLENGE
THE CHARGE
THE SCIENCE BASEFOR THE REPORT
ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
MAJOR FINDINGS
A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
PROJECT TEAM
CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION
THE ORAL CAVITY
CRANIOFACIAL ORIGINS
THE AGING OF CRANIOFACIAL TISSUES
FINDINGS
DENTAL AND PERIODONTAL INFECTIONS
SELECTED MUCOSAL INFECTIONS AND CONDITIONS
ORAL AND PHARYNGEAL CANCERS AND PRECANCEROUS LESIONS
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
INJURY
SELECTED CHRONIC AND DISABLING CONDITIONS
A MIRROR, A MODEL, AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS FINDINGS
WHO HAS WHAT DISEASES AND CONDITIONS?
WHAT IS THE BURDEN OF DISEASE IN SELECTED POPULATIONS? CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
UTILIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL CARE: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF ORAL HEALTH AND USE OF DENTAL SERVICES?
ORAL HEALTH STATUS IN CHANGING TIMESFINDINGS
THE MOUTH AND FACE AS A MIRROR OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
THE MOUTH AS A PORTAL OF ENTRY FOR INFECTION
ASSOCIATIONS AMONG ORAL INFECTIONS AND DIABETES, HEART DISEASE/STROKE, AND ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES
IMPLICATIONS OF THE LINKAGES
THE CULTURAL CONTEXT
ORAL-HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE DIMENSIONS
RATINGS OF ORAL HEALTH
ORAL-HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES
HEIGHTENED EXPECTATIONS
WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE THAT INTERVENTIONS WORK
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DENTAL CARIES
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ORAL AND PHARYNGEAL CANCERS
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CRANIOFACIAL BIRTH DEFECTS
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES
BUILDING UPON SUCCESS
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY: PERSONAL APPROACHES TO ORAL HEALTH
PROVIDER-BASED CARE
FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES
COMPONENTS OF PROFESSIONAL CARE
EXPENDITURES FOR ORAL HEALTH CARE
FINANCING AND REIMBURSEMENT
FACTORS AFFECTING THE CAPACITY TO MEET ORAL HEALTH NEEDS
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES: WHAT LIES AHEAD?
HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIETY
CHANGING VULNERABILITIES THROUGHOUT LIFE
ACHIEVING ORAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT LIFE
THE PAST AND PRESENT AS PROLOGUE
DIVERSITY OF DISEASES AND PATIENTS
TRANSFORMING TREATMENTS
TRANSFORMING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE
ORAL HEALTH — NOT YET FOR ALL
HOPE FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
A FRAMEWORK FOR ORAL HEALTH
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