oral health status, needs and risk determinants of caries in 3-15 year old recent immigrant and...
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Risk determinants of dental caries and oral hygiene status in 3-15 year-old recent immigrant and refugee children in Saskatchewan, Canada: A Baseline Study.
J. Hoover, H. Vatenparast*, G. Uswak
College of Dentistry
*College of Pharmacy & Nutrition
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Purpose
identify the risk determinants of caries and record oral hygiene status in recent immigrant and refugee children residing in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Background Recent immigrants & refugees at risk for oral diseases
Face access to care barriers
a) Language barriers
b) Lack of dental benefits
c) Difficulty in paying out-of-pocket
d) Variability in oral health KAP
Lack of published data
Desire to fill knowledge gaps & inform policy decisions
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Methods
Convenience samples:
a) 3-15 year-old recent immigrant and refugee children (n= 133)
b) adult guardians (n=86)
c) All arrived in Canada within last 7 years
d) Participants part of larger study Healthy Immigrant Children Research study • assessed general health, nutrition, socioeconomic and food
security status
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Methods
Clinical examination of children
2 calibrated examiners(one in each locale)
portable dental unit, dental mirror & explorer
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Methods dmft/DMFT calculated excluding second molars
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (debris & calculus)
+/- gingivitis
Treatment needs:
a) urgent treatment for pain/infection
b) Extractions
c) Restorations
d) Orthodontics
e) OHI & periodontal therapy
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Methods – Survey Instrument All adults accompanying children completed a
questionnaire aimed at:
a) oral health KAP
b) perceived oral health status
c) perceived barriers to oral care in Saskatchewan
face–to-face interview with trained interpreters
Approval from U of S Behavioral Research Ethics Board University of Saskatchewan
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Methods - Analysis descriptive analysis SPSS 20.0 & SAS 9.3
regression analysis
Immigrant/refugee - Independent t-test & Mann-Whitney U Tests, (continuous variables)
Chi Square test & Fisher's Exact Tests (categorical variables), as applicable for categorical variables
outcome of interest for logistic regression was presence/absence of at least one carious tooth
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Results Refugee children had statistically significant higher DMFT
scores than immigrant children (p<0.001)
a) Refugee mean dmft/DMFT score 5.80±4.24
b) Immigrant mean dmft/DMFT score 3.52±3.78
c) Significant difference only in f/F between populations
d) mean score of 0.48 ±1.52 (immigrant) and 1.55±2.36 (refugees) p<0.001
Significantly higher than dmft/DMFT scores for Canadian children
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Results – Treatment Needs Need Immigrants Refugees p-value
Urgent (pain/infection) 3 (6.8%) 4 (4.5%) 0.68*
Extraction or surgery 3 (6.8%) 10 (11.2%) 0.54*
Restorations 24 (54.5%) 51 (57.3%) 0.76**
Plaque Control Instruction 42 (95.5%) 81 (91%) 0.50*
Scaling and root planning 20 (45.5%) 41 (46.1%) 0.95**
Orthodontic Treatment 15 (34.1%) 35 (39.3%) 0.56**
*-Fisher's Exact test **-Pearson's chi-square test
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Results
Significant differences between adult immigrants vs. refugees & adult immigrants had:
a) significantly higher proficiency in English language
b) More knowledge about oral health
• Brushing after meals (p<0.009)
• Causes of tooth decay (p<0.002)
• Benefits of fluoride (p<0.001)
• Knowledge of plaque (p<0.003) components like fluoride and dental floss compared to refugee adults.
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Summary Refugee children > immigrant children re: disease
Immigrants/refugee children > oral disease experience & treatment needs than Canadians
in line with other at-risk population groups
Other priorities take precedent over dental care & lack of financial resources becomes barrier when seeking care
Language is key barrier (p<0.0001)
Need to link immigrants/refugees with resources