Since the early 1990s, there has been heated debate critically reflecting on social
epidemiology. Yet, very little of this debate has reached oral epidemiology. This is no more …

This Festschrift provides important and valuable guidance on population oral health. It is
unfortunate that it coincides with the retirement of one of population oral health's pioneers …

Oral epidemiological research into the social determinants of oral health has been limited by
the absence of a theoretical framework which reflects the complexity of real life social …

The aim of this introductory paper is to provide an overview of key methodological
developments in social and behavioural research in oral health. In the first section, we …

The term 'population health'is part of the natural evolution of the science of epidemiology.
With the recognition of the importance of a life‐course approach to help understand health …

In recent years public health research has increasingly focused upon exploring the social
determinants of health. This interest has partly arisen through an acknowledgement of the …

When I started my career as an epidemiologist, which I had learned by doing rather than by
any formal education, I had to cope with all the constraints existing in one of the world's least …

The persistent and universal nature of oral health inequalities presents a significant
challenge to oral health policy makers. Inequalities in oral health mirror those in general …

The high prevalence of oral diseases and the persistent nature of socioeconomic
inequalities in oral health outcomes across societies presents a significant challenge for …

Social inequalities in oral health are observable regardless of the population, the culture, the
method of social classification or the measure of oral health or disease. They exist because …