The oral health of Indigenous children: A review of four nations

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 483 - 486
• Main Authors: Parker, Eleanor J, Jamieson, Lisa M, Broughton, John, Albino, Judith, Lawrence, Herenia P, Roberts-Thomson, Kaye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.09.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aboriginal children; Aboriginal health; Adolescent; Age; anesthesia; Australia - epidemiology; Australia-overseas comparisons; Canada - epidemiology; Canada: Social conditions; Child; Child health; Child, Preschool; Children; Childrens health; Dental caries; Dental Caries - epidemiology; dental caries prevalence; Dental health; early childhood caries; health promotion; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Indigenous children; Indigenous peoples; Native peoples; New Zealand - epidemiology; New Zealanders; Oral Health; oral health disparities; Population Groups; Reviews; United States - epidemiology; United States: Social conditions; New Zealand; Canada; Australia; United States; United States > US; USA; PSE, Australia

This review of the oral health of children in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA demonstrates that significant oral health inequalities exist in each nation. Despite traditionally low levels of disease in Indigenous communities, dental caries is now highly prevalent and of increased severity...