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access to dental care, while trends over time allow an assessment of the effec-
tiveness of interventions to improve and strengthen oral health.

Conclusions
As the results on self-rated oral health show, there are some particularly vul-
nerable groups: Men, older people, people with a lower level of education and
people from rural environments as well as people with a lower socioeconomic
status. This fact should be taken into account when developing and designing
materials to promote oral health in the future. Existing materials and activi-
ties should be adapted accordingly in order to achieve greater success with the
target groups.

Acknowledgements
The research was supported by the Slovenian Research Agency (research core 123
funding No. P3-0429, Slovenian Research Programme for Comprehensive
Cancer Control SLORApro and No. V3-1715, Analysis of Oral Health Indica-
tors and Oral Health Promotion of Slovene Population).

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