ArticleJDR clinical and translational research2022
Oral Health Status and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of First Nations and Metis Children.
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- Can the sustainable development goal 9 support an untreated early childhood caries elimination agenda?BMC oral health · 2024Review
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- Problem-based learning curriculum disconnect on diversity, equitable representation, and inclusion.PloS one · 2024Article
- An investigation of data from the first year of the interim Canada Dental Benefit for children <12 years of age.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
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objectivesTo assess the oral health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of young First Nations and Metis children.
methodsThis cross-sectional study assessed the oral health status of Indigenous children <72 mo of age while their parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire, including the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS), to assess OHRQoL. Analysis included descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and multiple regression. A P value ≤0.05 was considered significant.
resultsOverall, 146 children were recruited with a mean age of 40.1 ± 21.2 (SD) months, and 49% were male. Among First Nations children, 65.4% had early childhood caries (ECC) as compared with 45.2% among Metis children (P = 0.025). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of severe ECC (S-ECC) between First Nations and Metis children (60.6% v. 42.9%, P = 0.051). The mean decayed, missing, and filled primary teeth (dmft) score was 4.9 ± 5.3 (range 0-20), and the mean decayed, missing, and filled surfaces (dmfs) score was 14.5 ± 20.4 (range 0-80). The total mean ECOHIS score was 4.4 ± 5.9 (range 0-25), while the mean Child Impact Section and Family Impact Section scores were 2.6 ± 4.0 (range 0-10) and 1.8 ± 2.8 (range 0-8), respectively. Multiple linear regression showed S-ECC was associated with total mean ECOHIS scores (P = 0.02). Higher total mean ECOHIS scores (which indicates poorer OHRQoL) were observed in children with ECC compared with caries-free children (5.8 v. 2.4, P = 0.0001).
conclusionOral health disparities such as ECC and reduced OHRQoL exist among many First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba. This is the first Canadian study exploring the OHRQoL of Indigenous children in addition to their oral health status. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT: This study is the first to report on the oral health-related quality of life and its relationship to early childhood caries (ECC) among young Canadian First Nations and Metis children. Metis children are just as likely to suffer from severe ECC than First Nations children. The findings of this study have informed community-based and community-developed oral health promotion and ECC prevention activities.
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