Table 1.

Brief encapsulation of neoliberalism’s influence of Indigenous oral health in five countries.

	United States	Canada	Australia	Aotearoa/New Zealand	Norway
Neoliberal government	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Moderate
Indigenous population as % total country population	2.2%	4.9%	3.3%	17.0%	1.3%
Separate Indigenous government/official federal policy recognizing Indigenous government	Somewhat	Yes	No	No	Yes
Indigenous oral health relative to non-Indigenous counterparts in given country	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Similar
Dental service provision models for Indigenous persons	Governed through HIS *, but underfunded	Combination of private or NIHB †; latter underfunded	Combination of private or public; latter long wait lists, limited services	Māori Oral Health service providers: combination of private and public, culturally-safe	Public. Dental school in county with large population Sámi; culturally-appropriate dental care

* Indian Health Service; ^† Non-Insured Health Benefits.