Oral Health Inequalities

Question 1

WHO definition of health inequalities

Answer 1

differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups

Question 2

Marmot Review 2010 main points

Answer 2

1. giving every child the best start in life
2. enabling all people to maximise their capabilities and have control over their lives
3. ensuring a healthy standard of living for all
4. creating fair employment and good work for all
5. creating and developing healthy and sustainable places and communities

Question 3

Marmot Review 2020 updates

Answer 3

1. people can expect to spend more of their lives in poor health
2. improvements to life expectancy have stalled, and declined for women in the most deprived 10% of areas
3. the health gap has grown between wealthy and deprived areas
4. place matters – living in a deprived area of the North East is worse for your health than living in a similarly deprived area in London, to the extent that life expectancy is nearly five years less