Demographic, epidemiologic and nutrition transitions in Colombia: Implications for oral diseases and dental services
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Abstract
Socioeconomic, cultural, and political shifts are essential to achieve progress and growth. When countries develop, their populations undergo several changes. Some theo-ries seek to explain changing trends that are occurring at the population level, such as the demographic, epidemiologic, and nutrition transition models. Colombia has undergone major transitions in terms of population demographics, disease patterns, and lifestyles. This country is at the late expanding stage of the demographic transition, the age of degenera-tive and man -made diseases of the epidemiologic transition, and the stage of degenerative diseases of the nutrition transition. These transition stages have an impact on population oral health as most of the common oral disorders have an association with age changes, chronic general diseases, and lifestyles. Therefore, dental services should be adapted and equipped to cope with the challenges posed by these transition stages.
Keywords
Transition models, Population changes, Oral health, Dental care
Divisions
commonclinical
Funders
None
Publication Title
Journal of Health Care For the Poor and Underserved
Volume
33
Issue
3
Publisher
Johns Hopkins Univ Press
Publisher Location
JOURNALS PUBLISHING DIVISION, 2715 NORTH CHARLES ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21218-4363 USA