Building an understanding of Indigenous Health Workers' role in oral health: A qualitative systematic review

B Poirier, S Sethi, J Hedges… - … Dentistry and Oral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Indigenous health workers (IHW) play an integral role in the provision of culturally
safe care for Indigenous communities. Despite this, IHW involvement in oral health has been …

How do state‐level racism, sexism, and income inequality shape edentulism‐related racial inequities in contemporary United States? A structural intersectionality …

JL Bastos, HM Constante, HS Schuch… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research on racial oral health inequities has relied on individual‐level data with
the premise being that the unequal distribution of dental diseases is an intractable problem …

First Nations and Metis peoples' access and equity challenges with early childhood oral health: a qualitative study

G Kyoon-Achan, RJ Schroth, D DeMaré… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Inequities in early childhood oral health are evident amongst Indigenous
peoples and communities in Manitoba, Canada. Early childhood caries (ECC) is decay in …

Facilitators and Challenges to Maintaining Oral Health for Indigenous Communities Globally: A Qualitative Systematic Review

B Poirier, G Soares, S Sethi, J Hedges… - Journal of Health Care …, 2023 - muse.jhu.edu
Globally, Indigenous Peoples experience pervasive oral health inequities due to a complex
interplay of social determinants of health including the sustained effects of colonisation …

“What are we doing to our babies' teeth?” Barriers to establishing oral health practices for Indigenous children in South Australia

B Poirier, J Hedges, L Smithers, M Moskos, L Jamieson - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Background During the 1970s, optimal oral health was experienced more frequently
amongst Indigenous children in Australia than their non-Indigenous counterparts. As a result …

Child-, family-, and community-level facilitators for promoting oral health practices among Indigenous children

BF Poirier, J Hedges, LG Smithers, M Moskos… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the preventive nature of oral diseases and their significance for general wellbeing,
poor oral health is highly prevalent and has unfavourable ramifications for children around …

“Com dor de dente, tudo é ruim nesta vida!”: saúde bucal na comunidade indígena de Tremembé, Ceará, Brasil

JAC Maciel, AKA Monteiro, JWS Pará… - Interface …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar a importância do cuidado em saúde bucal de
informantes da comunidade indígena Tremembé, em Itarema, Ceará, Brasil. Neste estudo …

Acceso a servicios de salud bucal en la Tierra Indígena Xukuru do Ororubá (2017-2018): análisis de indicadores de desempeño

LFR Santos, ALS Oliveira, FB Andrade… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2024 - SciELO Public Health
Se analizó el acceso a los servicios de salud bucal ofrecidos a los pueblos indígenas
Xukuru do Ororubá (Pesqueira-PE) entre 2017 y 2018. Estudio ecológico con datos …

Access to oral health services in the Xukuru do Ororubá Indigenous Territory (2017-2018): analysis of performance indicators

LFR Santos, ALS Oliveira, FB Andrade… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2024 - SciELO Public Health
This ecological study conducted with secondary data extracted from the Indigenous Health
Care Information System (SIASI) analyzed the access to oral health services provided to …

Prevalence and incidence of oral cancer and pre-cancerous lesions in indigenous populations: a systematic review protocol

S Sapna, P Jain, A Sharma, R Hora… - JBI Evidence …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This review will determine the prevalence and incidence of oral cancer and pre-
cancerous lesions in indigenous populations. Introduction: There are approximately 476 …