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March 2, 2026ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)Open Access

Upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce oral health inequalities: a scoping review

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MSMichelle StennettEDEleanor R DawsonMHMarisza Hijryana

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Overview

Scoping review identifies interventions to improve oral health in vulnerable populations, suggesting policy implications.

Key Points

  • The aim is to map evidence on upstream interventions that enhance oral health and address socioeconomic disparities.
  • Conducted a scoping review following JBI methodology and PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
  • Utilized a comprehensive multistranded search strategy to gather relevant studies.
  • Assessed articles for eligibility based on specific inclusion criteria.
  • Extracted and summarized key findings from included studies.
  • Identified 99 articles, with 74 empirical studies and 25 reviews included.
  • Revealed limited upstream interventions focusing on oral health promotion and inequalities.
  • Highlighted effective measures such as sugar taxation, advertising controls, and water fluoridation.
  • Demonstrated that fiscal measures and food subsidies can reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health.

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Stennett et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a52df3f1e85e5c73bf1389https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.70049digital
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