We often talk about oral health as an essential part of overall health. But in practice, how integrated are medical and dental care, and what does it look like when we try to bring the two together?
In this CDA Oasis discussion, Madison Howey, a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry, examines the findings of her study, Medical–Dental Integration in Community Health Centres: An Environmental Scan of British Columbia, published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association.
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