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Despite its preventability, oral health remains largely absent from Australian mental healthcare policy and service delivery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This two-phase study (1) systematically reviewed oral health integration within Australian oral and mental health policy and competitive funding mechanisms; and (2) qualitatively explored the experiences and prioritising of oral health care by individuals with serious mental ill-health, carers and healthcare professionals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings indicated that oral health is rarely prioritised in mental health policy and that it receives only 0.22% of health research funding. Eighteen participants, including health practitioners and individuals with lived experience, were interviewed. Participants described oral health as being largely ignored, personal experiences of inadequate care, financial and psychological barriers to care and systemic neglect. Recommendations for change were identified, including a need for trauma-informed, holistic approaches to care that address social determinants and promote oral health within mental health services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Poor oral health significantly, and negatively, impacts both quality of life and hospital admissions for people with serious mental ill-health, yet remains overlooked in mental health care. Holistic, interdisciplinary approaches \u2013 integrating oral health into psychiatric assessments, education and policy \u2013 are essential. Early intervention, public health messaging, trauma-informed training and personalised care may improve outcomes. Co-produced interventions and equitable access to services are critical to reducing oral health disparities and enhancing well-being for individuals living with serious mental ill-health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00048674261436938","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T04:50:50Z","timestamp":1777870250000},"page":"589-598","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Oral health care for Australians living with mental ill-health: unaffordable, inaccessible and invisible"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"60","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9755-674X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amanda J","family":"Wheeler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"},{"name":"Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2892-2288","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Victoria","family":"Stewart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6711-8770","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Caroline V","family":"Robertson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8556-4360","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bonnie","family":"Clough","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"},{"name":"School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9986-7629","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tan","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Deakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, VIC, Australia"},{"name":"Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, VIC, Australia"},{"name":"Oral Health Victoria (Corporate Services), VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2775-2897","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Santosh","family":"Tadakmadla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, VIC, Australia"},{"name":"Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2983-0679","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Easter","family":"Joury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4037-5870","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mahmoud","family":"Bakr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0401-9791","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alison","family":"Yung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6129-6736","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert S","family":"Ware","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Griffith Health, Griffith University, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4021-2924","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Steve","family":"Kisely","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Queensland, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_1","article-title":"Policy statement 3.14 \u2013 The role of non-dental practitioners in oral health","author":"Australian Dental Association","year":"2021","unstructured":"Australian Dental Association (2021) Policy statement 3.14 \u2013 The role of non-dental practitioners in oral health. 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