Teachers' Perceptions of Oral Health-Related Barriers to School Functioning in a Socioeconomically Vulnerable School Community.

Teachers in a vulnerable Costa Rican community reported high awareness that oral health problems interfere with students' concentration and school functioning, yet most implemented classroom oral health promotion activities infrequently despite expressing strong willingness to expand such efforts.

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