Journal article
Child oral health in migrant families: A cross-sectional study of caries in 1-4 year old children from migrant backgrounds residing in Melbourne, Australia
L Gibbs, AM de Silva, B Christian, L Gold, M Gussy, L Moore, H Calache, D Young, E Riggs, M Tadic, R Watt, I Gondal, E Waters
Community Dental Health | F D I WORLD DENTAL PRESS LTD | Published : 2016
Abstract
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most common, preventable disease of childhood. It can affect children’s health and wellbeing and children from migrant families may be at greater risk of developing ECC. Objective: To describe ECC in children from migrant families, and explore possible influences. Basic research design: Cross-sectional analysis of caries data collected as baseline data for an oral health promotion study. Participants: The analysis sample included 630 1-4 year-old children clustered within 481 Iraqi, Lebanese and Pakistani families in Melbourne, Australia. Method: Child participants received a community-based visual dental examination. Parents completed a self-administered ..
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Awarded by Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We also acknowledge the passing of friend, colleague and co-author Professor Elizabeth Waters. Her vision, vitality and leadership will be greatly missed. This project was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage grant (LP100100223), with cash and in-kind contributions from Linkage partners Merri Community Health Services, Dental Health Services Victoria, Moreland City Council, Victorian Arabic Social Services, Arabic Welfare and Pakistan Australia Association Melbourne. Additional funding support was also provided by Merri Community Health Services. Separate funding grants contributing to the overall research activities were also received from Dental Health Services Victoria and Moreland City Council. The University of Melbourne authors also gratefully acknowledge the Jack Brockhoff Foundation for salary and infrastructure support.