Exploring child dental service use among migrant families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia Christian, B., Young, D., Gibbs, L., De Silva, A., Gold, L., Riggs, E., Calache, H., Tadic, M., Hall, M., Moore, L. and Waters, E. 2015, Exploring child dental service use among migrant families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, Australian dental journal, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 200-204, doi: 10.1111/adj.12321. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Exploring child dental service use among migrant families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia Author(s) Christian, B. Young, D. Gibbs, L. De Silva, A. Gold, L. orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-900X Riggs, E. Calache, H. Tadic, M. Hall, M. Moore, L. Waters, E. Journal name Australian dental journal Volume number 60 Issue number 2 Start page 200 End page 204 Total pages 5 Publisher Wiley Place of publication North Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2015-06 ISSN 0045-0421 1834-7819 Keyword(s) Child dental health services human migration oral health preschool Summary Abstract Background This study describes and explores factors related to dental service use among migrant children. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from Teeth Tales, an exploratory trial implementing a community based child oral health promotion intervention. The sample size and target population was 600 families with 1-4 year old children from Iraqi, Lebanese and Pakistani backgrounds residing in metropolitan Melbourne. Participants were recruited into the study using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Results Most (88%; 550/625) children had never visited the dentist (mean (SD) age 3.06 years (1.11)). In the fully adjusted model the variable most significantly associated with child dental visiting was parent reported 'no reason for child to visit the dentist' (OR = 0.07, p < 0.001). Of those children whose parents reported their child had no reason to visit the dentist, 22% (37/165) experienced dental caries with 8% (13/165) at the level of cavitation. Conclusions Dental service use by migrant preschool children was very low. The relationship between perceived dental need and dental service use is currently not aligned. One in 10 children of select migrant background had visited a dentist, which is in the context of 1 in 3 with dental caries. To improve utilization, health services should consider organizational cultural competence, outreach and increased engagement with the migrant community. Language eng DOI 10.1111/adj.12321 Field of Research 111704 Community Child Health 140208 Health Economics Socio Economic Objective 920402 Dental Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Grant ID ARC LP100100223 Copyright notice ©2015, Wiley Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074886 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 13:12:20 EST Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 13:13:49 EST Fri, 07 Aug 2015, 05:01:02 EST Fri, 07 Aug 2015, 14:48:09 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2015, 05:17:41 EST Mon, 30 Nov 2015, 14:52:18 EST Wed, 02 Dec 2015, 11:22:35 EST Fri, 04 Dec 2015, 11:04:40 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 195 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 13:13:49 EST

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