Open AccessOral Health Status of Tibetan and Local School Children: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
. SIVAKUMAR,
Jithesh Jain,
Reshmi Haridas,
S Paliayal,
Sarah Gabrielle Sousa de Oliveira Rodrigues,
Merrin Jose
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22853.8887
Subject(s) - medicine , immigration , refugee , cluster sampling , oral health , malocclusion , demography , test (biology) , statistical significance , environmental health , family medicine , dentistry , population , geography , paleontology , archaeology , sociology , biology
India has seen a large influx of refugee populations throughout history and the Tibetan immigration is one among them. Understanding the health status and needs of immigrants is imperative because of their growing numbers and their input to the health of the nation. The oral health professionals face many challenges while confronting refugees and immigrants from cultures different from their own. Earlier studies have shown that children, especially refugees and immigrants have had a higher prevalence of unmet oral health needs.