Leveraging Big Electronic Data to Identify Oral Care Disparities in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

  • by AGD Staff
  • Jul 21, 2025
7-21-25_GenDentNearly 14.2 million Americans suffer from serious mental illness (SMI), and many struggle with fragmented access to healthcare. A new study in General Dentistry used data from a U.S. dental school clinic to examine oral healthcare disparities experienced by people with SMI and suggest a more integrated approach to care at the intersection of mental and oral health.

Learn more in the July/August issue.