Introduction tion to End Confusion. 1 The following decade saw the achievement of many
milestones that marked health literacy's ascendency in both the public and private sectors. 2 …

Limited health literacy is associated with poorer health knowledge, worse health behaviors,
and adverse clinical outcomes. In 2009, the ADA proposed a 2010-2015 strategic action …

Any unnecessary death and most especially the death of a child in an industrialized society
such as ours with the means to prevent the cause of death, to intervene early, and treat even …

Background: Oral health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make …

The first assessment of health literacy among American adults was recently released by the
US Department of Education. The study found that nearly 80 million adults are not able to …

During the past century, the oral health of Americans improved significantly as a result of
healthy behavior, improved access to care, great strides in research and practice and the …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012), one out of 20 middle-
aged adults in the United States are missing all their teeth and there are tremendous …

Poor oral health literacy is associated with poorer oral health knowledge, increased dental
caries severity and increased rates of patient no-show rates. The American Dental …

Even more troubling is the consequent growing disconnect between health care
professionals and their patients. At times, even the best educated and most informed patient …

Although many factors contribute to the high prevalence of oral health problems and
widening disparities in the US, limited oral health literacy has emerged as a major …