Findingsfromthisstudyindicatethatpoororalhealth literacywasasignificantriskindicatorforpoorself-reported oralhealth.Itseemsthatoralhealthliteracyshouldthus deserverecognitionasanimportantdeterminantoforal health.Indeed,assessmentoforalhealthliteracywarrants attentionasapriorityinoralhealthpromotionprogramsin countrieswithdevelopinghealthcaresystems.