You and your family relocate to another state because your spouse is transferred. Once there, you find that the population of the state has more cultural diversity and a higher rate of poverty than anywhere else you have lived. You take a clinical dental hygiene position in a corporate dental clinic. After your first week on the job, you realize that your patient population is primarily of a lower socioeconomic status than you have experienced in the past and most of the children are on Medicaid. You begin to learn more about the population of your state, their culture, and cultural issues in general.
-All of the following statements EXCEPT one accurately describe the complexity of the relationship of oral health disparities to the diversity of the population. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

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Disparities in oral health status, meaning differences in oral health status of different groups in the population, are compounded by reduced access to oral health care. Access to oral health care and use of preventive services are both vital to establishing and maintaining optimal oral health. Greater emphasis is placed today on efforts to increase access to oral health care to reduce disparities among the diverse populations in the United States. The other answer choices accurately represent this issue. Perceptions about oral health are an important social factor that influence oral health status and produce disparities for specific groups. Oral health literacy is associated with oral health status and disparities.

You and Your Family Relocate to Another State Because Your