Oral health: Treating refugees

Oral Health Status And Dental Problems Among The Refugees In Karatepe Refugee Camp In Lesvos, Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Unsurprisingly, signi cant difference was found between oral health and the period of time patients spent inside the camp, as patients who stayed in the camp over 3 years had an average DMFT value of (11.9), these results con rm that oral health is limited to the camp circumstances as the di culty to access clean water, sanitation services, and dental services can result in worse oral health status and higher possibility of pain from dental sources (13,29,33).…”

“…Patients were divided into different age groups in order to compare the results with other medical literature as the age group (1-5 years) represented the primary dentation, age group (6-12) represents mixed dentation, age group (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) represents the minors and teenagers, and patients older than 18 years were further divided into age groups (19-25, 26-40, over 40 years).…”

“…Oral health and dental treatment are considered secondary needs in humanitarian context despite the sever pain caused from oral sources and the huge impact on overall health and quality of life (10,11), research articles from refugee camps in different countries reported bad oral health and increased rate of pain from dental sources among refugees (12), and negative impact of the bad oral health on the quality of life (10), and refugees in the camps might suffer from pain for weeks before they are able to access dental treatment services (13), and one study concluded that refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan have high level of dental needs which is not met (14), and oral health among refuges is often worse than the general oral health of the population of any host country (15), therefore oral health remain a major concern among refugees living for long term in camps which is until now not taking enough care and consideration (16). This research focusses on the oral health and dental treatment provided for refugees in the medical area inside Karatepe camp in Lesvos.…”

Oral health delivery in refugee camps in East Region of Cameroon

“…Poor oral health has negative impacts on the quality of life and increase the risk of chronic diseases 13 . For example, the pain from toothache can disturb mastication and negatively impact proper nutrition, while bacteria from periodontal disease are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases 13 . The consequences of oral disease are even more important for refugees, a vulnerable population already facing daily challenges.…”

Oral Health Status and Dental Problems Among the Refugees in Karatepe Refugee Camp in Lesvos, Greece: a Cross-sectional Study

“…Oral health and dental treatment are considered secondary needs in humanitarian context despite the sever pain caused from oral sources and the huge impact on overall health and quality of life (10,11), research articles from refugee camps in different countries reported bad oral health and increased rate of pain from dental sources among refugees (12), and negative impact of the bad oral health on the quality of life (10), and refugees in the camps might suffer from pain for weeks before they are able to access dental treatment services (13), and one study concluded that refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan have high level of dental needs which is not met (14), and oral health among refuges is often worse than the general oral health of the population of any host country (15), therefore oral health remain a major concern among refugees living for long term in camps which is until now not taking enough care and consideration ( 16). This research focusses on the oral health and dental treatment provided for refugees in the medical area inside Karatepe camp in Lesvos.…”