April CDA journal focuses on health literacy

The April issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association features a comprehensive, nationally focused view of health literacy in dentistry, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.

The issue begins with an exploration of the ADA's "National Plan to Improve Health Literacy in Dentistry." Other articles include:

• "Oral Health Literacy: At the Intersection of Schools and Public Health," which examines the potential of schools and the dental profession to address oral health literacy
• "Creating a Health Literacy-based Practice," which contains suggestions and recommendations for creating and maintaining health literacy-based practices in private practice, public clinics, and dental schools
• "Maryland Dentists' Knowledge of Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detection," which presents a discussion of increasing oral cancer health literacy among dental professionals that could lead to increased oral cancer health literacy among the public

Finally, to assess and address health literacy, the article "Health Literacy and California's Clarion Call" presents a toolbox of recommendations, interventions and resources.