Sociocultural determinants of childrens oral health from refugee and migrant communities

难民和移民儿童的口腔健康状况明显比非移民人口差。影响口腔健康状况不佳的因素包括对自来水安全性的看法、饮食变化、获得预防和治疗卫生服务的机会以及语言障碍。本研究将探讨这些因素的原因和潜在的解决方案。所涉社区是最近抵达的社区和有大量幼儿的社区。

Refugee and migrant children experience significantly poorer oral health than the non-migrant population. Factors that impact on poor oral health include perceptions of tap water safety, dietary changes, access to prevention and treatment health services, and language barriers. This study will explore reasons for these factors and potential solutions. Communities involved are those which have arrived the most recently and those with large numbers of young children.