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How Do Mothers Living in Socially Deprived Communities Perceive Oral Health of Young Children? A Qualitative Study

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  • Amit Arora

    (School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
    Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
    Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Oral Health Services, Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Dental Hospital, NSW Health, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia)

  • Dimitri Lucas

    (Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia)

  • Michael To

    (Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia)

  • Ritesh Chimoriya

    (School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
    School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia)

  • Sameer Bhole

    (Oral Health Services, Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Dental Hospital, NSW Health, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia
    Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia)

  • Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla

    (School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia)

  • James J. Crall

    (Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA)

Abstract

This qualitative study aims to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the knowledge and perceptions of mothers living in Greater Western Sydney (GWS), one of Australia’s most socio-economically disadvantaged regions, regarding the factors that influence oral health of young children. Mother–child dyads ( n = 45) were purposively selected from a population-based cohort study in GWS. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subsequently analyzed using thematic analysis. Five main themes emerged from the interviews: (1) beliefs about child oral health and first set of teeth; (2) awareness and attitudes towards oral health services; (3) identification of caries risk and protective factors; (4) broader cultural and social class influences on childhood oral health practices; and (5) the influence of parental self-confidence, self-efficacy, and perceived control. Overall, mothers reported having limited knowledge and awareness on the importance of baby teeth, child’s first dental visit, and seeking oral health care. Oral health and preventative practices in children were reported to be influenced by past dental experiences, culture and social class, and parental factors. The empirical findings of this study bring our attention to the critical factors that influence child oral health and the opportunities for co-creating child oral health promotion by targeting mothers.

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  • Amit Arora & Dimitri Lucas & Michael To & Ritesh Chimoriya & Sameer Bhole & Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla & James J. Crall, 2021. "How Do Mothers Living in Socially Deprived Communities Perceive Oral Health of Young Children? A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-18, March.
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    1. Heilok Cheng & Rebecca Chen & Maxim Milosevic & Chris Rossiter & Amit Arora & Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, 2021. "Interventions Targeting Bottle and Formula Feeding in the Prevention and Treatment of Early Childhood Caries, Overweight and Obesity: An Integrative Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-27, November.
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