How Neoliberalism Shapes Indigenous Oral Health Inequalities Globally: Examples from Five Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Pauline Koopu¹  Sheri McKinstry²  Kamilla Venner³  Joanne Hedges⁴  Lisa Jamieson⁴ 

[1] Auckland Regional Hospital & Specialist Dentistry, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland 1023, New Zealand;College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, E3350-107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon SK S7N 5E4, Canada;Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addiction, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA;Indigenous Oral Health Unit, University of Adelaide Dental School, Adelaide 5005, Australia;

关键词: indigenous;    neoliberalism;    oral health;    Māori;    aboriginal;    Torres Strait Islander;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17238908

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Evidence suggests that countries with neoliberal political and economic philosophical underpinnings have greater health inequalities compared to less neoliberal countries. But few studies examine how neoliberalism specifically impacts health inequalities involving highly vulnerable populations, such as Indigenous groups. Even fewer take this perspective from an oral health viewpoint. From a lens of indigenous groups in five countries (the United States, Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Norway), this commentary provides critical insights of how neoliberalism, in domains including colonialism, racism, inter-generational trauma and health service provision, shapes oral health inequalities among Indigenous societies at a global level. We posit that all socially marginalised groups are disadvantaged under neoliberalism agendas, but that this is amplified among Indigenous groups because of ongoing legacies of colonialism, institutional racism and intergenerational trauma.

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