The objective of this review is to document contemporary barriers to accessing healthcare
faced by Indigenous people of Canada and approaches taken to mitigate these concerns. A …

Indigenous populations around the world experience a disproportionate burden in terms of
oral diseases and conditions. These inequalities are likely due to a complex web of social …

Background Healthcare systems are complex and as a result patients may experience
fragmentation of services. Indigenous populations experience increasingly disproportionate …

Abstract Background: The Canadian healthcare system bares a long legacy of colonisation
and assimilation of Indigenous values and approaches to health and wellness. This system …

Objectives In November 2020, a series of reports, In Plain Sight, described widespread
Indigenous-specific stereotyping, racism and discrimination limiting access to medical …

Introducción: Las comunidades nativas forman uno de los grupos humanos más olvidados
donde se reagudizan las inequidades y desigualdades en salud oral. Objetivo: Determinar …

This article argues that social capital health research should move beyond a mere focus on
social cohesion and network perspectives to integrate an institutional approach into the …

Objectives Dental therapists deliver preventive and basic restorative care and have been
practicing since 2006 in Alaska's Yukon‐Kuskokwim (YK) Delta. In this qualitative …

Since the early middle ages, dentistry has been a field separated from medicine 1; however,
there is no other part of the body for which medicine cedes responsibility of care. As stated …

Objective: To synthesize English or Spanish-language literature on community health
workers'(CHWs') roles, training, and impact in oral health. Basic research design: A scoping …