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The front of the BU Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. People who can’t afford dental care are at a higher risk for serious health issues, one BU faculty-led study shows.

BU study links cardiovascular disease, dementia to cost of dental care and poor oral health

By Lila Tallagnon April 15, 2026
A recent study led by researchers at Boston University’s School of Public Health found that people who can’t afford dental care are at a higher risk of developing fatal health outcomes, like cardiovascular disease and dementia. The study surveyed people from the All of Us Research Program, a National Institutes of Health database that includes hundreds of thousands of people across the United States.
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