Introduction

Aging, Systemic Disease and Oral Health: Implications for Women Worldwide (Part II) highlights research related to women and stroke, rheumatoid, depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on women in these areas. Women have shown disproportionate outcomes from medical conditions in measures of prevention, diagnosis, prevalence, incidence as well as response to treatments. Their culture, education, and, most importantly, access to care have placed female populations worldwide at potential risk for adverse disease outcomes. Knowledge of a condition’s symptoms, risk factors, and prevention approaches can assist the oral health care professional in being more informed. From preventive care to treatment strategies and options, medications and resources, the oral health care professional is challenged to stay informed as women’s medical needs during the life cycle, and especially during their adult years, are continually changing.