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Immigrant Status and Ethnic Inequities in Dental Caries in Children: Bilbao, Spain

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  • Elena Rodriguez-Alvarez

    (Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
    OPIK-Research Group for Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Luisa N. Borrell

    (OPIK-Research Group for Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
    Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY 10027, USA
    Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Science, University of Alcala, 28871 Madrid, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Elena Marañon

    (Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
    Health Promotion, Health and Consumption Area of Bilbao City Council, 48007 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Nerea Lanborena

    (Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
    OPIK-Research Group for Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain)

Abstract

This study examined the migratory status/ethnic inequities in dental caries in school children aged 4–9 years ( n = 1388) and the impact of the Children’s Oral Health Program in the Municipality of Bilbao in the Basque Country Region, Spain. Using the 2017 Children’s Oral Health Survey, log binomial regression was used to quantify the association of parental immigration status/ethnicity with tooth decay for (1) the primary and the permanent dentitions, separately, in children 4–9 years old; and (2) for the permanent dentition in children aged 7–9 years. Compared with Spanish children, Spanish Roma and immigrant children had a higher probability of tooth decay in primary and permanent teeth after adjustment. Similarly, Spanish Roma and immigrant children had a higher probability of caries experience in primary and permanent teeth. In children aged 7–9 years, Spanish Roma children had a greater probability of tooth decay and caries experience ( DMFT index ≥ 1; PR: 6.20; 95% CI: 3.18, 12.12; and PR: 4.52; 95% CI: 2.46, 8.32; respectively) compared with Spanish Children. These associations were not observed in immigrant children. This study shows that parental immigration status and/or ethnicity affect caries outcomes in immigrant and Roma children in both primary and permanent dentition.

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  • Elena Rodriguez-Alvarez & Luisa N. Borrell & Elena Marañon & Nerea Lanborena, 2022. "Immigrant Status and Ethnic Inequities in Dental Caries in Children: Bilbao, Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-10, April.
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    1. Carmen Llena & Elena Calabuig & José Luis Sanz & Maria Melo, 2020. "Risk Factors Associated with Carious Lesions in Permanent First Molars in Children: A Seven-Year Retrospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-10, February.
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