Journal article
Forward Outlook on Oral Health: The American Association of Public Health Dentistry's 2025 Research Agenda for Dental Public Health
Journal of public health dentistry, Vol.85(4), pp.419-431
Autumn 2025
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.70005
PMCID: PMC13138120
PMID: 40751373
Abstract
Dental public health (DPH) research is crucial in improving and promoting community oral health by generating and translating new knowledge into practice. Since the last AAPHD research agenda in 1992, the DPH field has made significant advancements. This research agenda aims to outline key research areas in DPH, including priority topics and evidence gaps in our scientific understanding of factors influencing population oral health and oral health equity.
A workgroup under the AAPHD Council on Scientific Information (CSI) surveyed 503 AAPHD members in September 2021 to gather feedback on seven draft research objectives. The survey used a Likert scale to assess agreement and included open-ended suggestions.
A total of 115 AAPHD members responded to the survey, resulting in a response rate of about 23%. Six of the seven objectives were agreed or strongly agreed upon by respondents as important areas of focus for DPH research. The final research agenda includes six key areas: oral health policy and legislation, delivery system innovations and care models, oral health workforce, DPH education, social determinants of health, and epidemiology and surveillance systems. The research agenda describes advancements and gaps in these areas, existing evidence, example priority topics, and research questions.
The AAPHD encourages DPH partners, including federal agencies, DPH organizations, foundations, and dental associations, to advocate for, support, use, and fund high-quality DPH research. This support is crucial for translating emerging evidence into oral health improvements and equity across the diverse US communities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Forward Outlook on Oral Health: The American Association of Public Health Dentistry's 2025 Research Agenda for Dental Public Health
- Creators
- Sepideh Banava - University of California, San FranciscoJulie C Reynolds - University of IowaShillpa Naavaal - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJulie Frantsve-Hawley - Temple UniversityMina Habibian - University of Southern CaliforniaChristina Murphey - Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of public health dentistry, Vol.85(4), pp.419-431
- DOI
- 10.1111/jphd.70005
- PMID
- 40751373
- PMCID
- PMC13138120
- NLM abbreviation
- J Public Health Dent
- ISSN
- 1752-7325
- eISSN
- 1752-7325
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 08/02/2025
- Date published season
- Autumn 2025
- Date published
- 2025
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984927209502771
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