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Impact of acculturation on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Advancing equity and value in United States healthcare: an umbrella review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Pooled it
- Immigration and Oral Health in Older Adults: An Integrative Approach.Journal of dental research · 2021Pooled it
- Oral Health Status, Oral Health Behaviours and Oral Health Care Utilisation Among Migrants Residing in Europe: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of an intervention on immigrant parents' knowledge and attitudes toward their children's oral health: A cluster randomized trial in Norway.European journal of oral sciences · 2025Trial
- Immigrant background as a determinant of caries development in Swedish children.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Acceptability of oral health care: a scoping review of reviews to inform framework development.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Children's Drawings as a Tool to Explore the Emotional Experience of Migrant Children in Dental Care: A Qualitative Study in Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mapping the barriers and facilitators of oral healthcare access for vulnerable migrants across high-income countries: a scoping review.BDJ open · 2026Review
- Oral Health Behaviors and Challenges Among Migrants in Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Self-efficacy and oral health-related quality of life among immigrants in Southeast Iran: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Exploring Oral Health in Children From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds Using Social Practice Theory Lens: A Scoping Review.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Oral Health of Migrant Children Over Time: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Ireland.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican-Identifying Southern Californians.Journal of public health dentistry · 2025Article
- Trends and Risk Factors of Oral Health and Preventive Dental Care in Adults With Diabetes and Prediabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 to 2017-2020.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2025Article
- Health disparities between native and foreign-born older population in India: Does migration status matter in later life?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Oral health literacy and oral health status of a german adult population with migration background - findings from the MuMi Study.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Development of new bilingual oral health behavior social support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish.PloS one · 2025Article
- An Intersectional Approach to Examining Breast Cancer Screening among Subpopulations of Black Women in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Predictors of oral healthcare utilization and satisfaction among Indian migrants and the host population in the Netherlands.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Oral Health Status, Behaviours and Oral Healthcare Utilization among Indian Migrants Compared to the Host Population in the Netherlands: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveCultural changes faced by immigrants and ethnic minorities after moving to a host country may have a detrimental or beneficial influence on their oral health and oral health-related behaviors. Therefore, this paper reviews the literature to see the impact of acculturation on immigrants and ethnic minorities' oral health outcomes.
methodsWe searched seven electronic databases up to January 2018. All cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative studies that examined associations between acculturation and oral health status and/or oral health behaviors among ethnic minority and immigrant population[s] were included. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were completed in duplicate. The Newcastle-Ottawa checklist was used to appraise the methodological quality of the quantitative studies. A meta-analytic approach was not feasible.
resultsA total of 42 quantitative studies were identified. The studies showed a positive association between acculturation and oral health status/behaviors. The most frequently used acculturation indicators were language spoken by immigrant and ethnic minorities and length of stay at the host country. High-acculturated immigrant and ethnic minority groups demonstrated better oral health outcomes, oral health behaviors, dental care utilization, and dental knowledge.
conclusionsAccording to existing evidence, a positive effect of acculturation on oral health status and behaviors was found. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Dental practitioners should be culturally competent to provide the appropriate services and treatments to immigrant and ethnic minorities. Policymakers should also be sensitive to cultural diversities and properly address the unique needs of each group in order to maintain oral health equity.
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