Promoting Oral Health: Influences of Hadith and Sunnah

In many developed or high-to-high-middle-income countries, significant oral health inequalities exist in disadvantaged communities, including refugee and migrant populations. In low-to-low middle-income countries, inequalities are even higher. Residing within these countries are Muslim populations who frequently base their oral health practices on the guidance within the prophetic Hadīth and Sunnah. Dental public health needs to acknowledge that alternative oral hygiene aids and practices play a significant role for some Muslims, particularly those from Low to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Incorporating guidance from the Prophetic Hadīth and Sunnah may assist in reducing oral health inequalities while simultaneously addressing the implications of cultural diversity on national oral health promotion messages.