Oral Health, Health Service Utilization, and Age at Arrival to the U.S. among Safety Net Patients.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(3)2022 01 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1677688
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Immigrants' oral health disparities have not been adequately investigated using a lifecourse approach, which investigates the cumulative effects of risk and protective exposures among other considerations.METHODS:
We examined self-reported oral health outcomes and health care appointment outcomes among a sample of patients enrolled at a federally qualified health center in Richmond Virginia (N = 327) who were categorized into three groups by approximate age at arrival to the U.S.RESULTS:
Study participants who arrived to the U.S. prior to age 18 had better retention of natural dentition, better oral health related quality of life, and a lower proportion of dental appointments to address pain than those who arrived after age 18 or were born in the U.S.CONCLUSIONS:
Im/migrants' differentiated oral health outcomes by age at arrival to the U.S. suggest the relevance of lifecourse factors, for example the cumulative effects of risk and protective exposures, and confirm the merits of lifecourse studies of im/migrants' oral health.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oral Health
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Emigrants and Immigrants
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph19031477
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