Awareness is virtually non-existent in resource-poor
countries particularly about oral health risk factors such
as sugar consumption, tobacco use, frequent alcohol consumption,
betel quid chewing, stress, and inadequate
information about health and diet. The trend of the increasing
flow of rural to urban migration compounds the
problems of the urban poor population including increased
oral health treatment needs. This pattern has evolved over
the past twenty years, and it is likely to become more the
norm than the exception.49
The changing socio-economic situation in some countries
may have a strong negative association with oral
health.50 For example, a report in the Vietnamese Sunday
Morning Post by the Columbia University’s Earth Institute
states, “Cheap food, cigarettes and city life are causing
millions of early deaths in the developing world… as
populations increase in cities. The tobacco scourge, now at
epidemic levels in less developed countries, exacts its tolls
in many ways… .”51 The increased incidence of oral cancer
is associated with rising affluence which relates to the
potential increase in exposure to additional amounts of tobacco
and alcohol.50 As a possible result, rising oral cancer
statistics worldwide appear to be a reflection of the currently
increasing urbanization and increasing affluence
Awareness is virtually non-existent in resource-poorcountries particularly about oral health risk factors suchas sugar consumption, tobacco use, frequent alcohol consumption,betel quid chewing, stress, and inadequateinformation about health and diet. The trend of the increasingflow of rural to urban migration compounds theproblems of the urban poor population including increasedoral health treatment needs. This pattern has evolved overthe past twenty years, and it is likely to become more thenorm than the exception.49The changing socio-economic situation in some countriesmay have a strong negative association with oralhealth.50 For example, a report in the Vietnamese SundayMorning Post by the Columbia University’s Earth Institutestates, “Cheap food, cigarettes and city life are causingmillions of early deaths in the developing world… aspopulations increase in cities. The tobacco scourge, now atepidemic levels in less developed countries, exacts its tollsin many ways… .”51 The increased incidence of oral canceris associated with rising affluence which relates to thepotential increase in exposure to additional amounts of tobaccoand alcohol.50 As a possible result, rising oral cancerstatistics worldwide appear to be a reflection of the currentlyincreasing urbanization and increasing affluence
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