key: cord-0991528-9zhqc5f0 authors: Kalash, Danny A.; Ramos-Gomez, Francisco title: Public Utilities During COVID-19 Are Critical For Child Health, Oral Health, and Equity date: 2022-02-11 journal: J Am Dent Assoc DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.01.009 sha: 4948ef827dcad7d81044fdf7228f15b4884bdbb5 doc_id: 991528 cord_uid: 9zhqc5f0 nan Back Better Act, it is important to underscore the critical role public utilities and services play in 2 the welfare of all children, including oral health. Each assists the daily functions of children's 3 lives, while also supporting their health and well-being. In the absence of adequate public 4 utilities or services, children's health and oral health can markedly suffer. Research repeatedly 5 points to children's social conditions as among the strongest determinants of both health and oral 6 health. 1,2 Unfortunately, the affordability, accessibility, and availability of public utilities and 7 services differ starkly across social groups in the United States. Addressing inequities in child health and 121 development: towards social justice Social Determinants of Pediatric Oral Health. Dent Clin 124 North Am Sociodemographic disparities in energy 126 insecurity among low-income households before and during the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19: Widening Health Disparities 129 Among Pediatric Populations The effects of poverty on children's development and oral health Structural racism and 134 health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions How COVID-19 deepens child oral health inequities Geographies of insecure water access 139 and the housing-water nexus in US cities Water insecurity and 142 psychosocial distress: case study of the Detroit water shutoffs Back to School: A Look at the Internet Access Gap Addressing Pandemic-Intensified Food 153 The Lancet Child Adolescent Health. Pandemic school closures: risks and opportunities Telemedicine and Health Disparities During COVID-158 19 Advancement Of Teledentistry 161 At The University Of Rochester's Eastman Institute For Oral Health. Health Aff 162 (Millwood)