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How do foster carers manage the oral health of children in foster care? A qualitative study.

Vanessa Elaine MuirheadSri-Kavi SubramanianDesmond WrightFerranti S L Wong
Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2017)
This is the first study to explore foster carers' oral health perspectives and the foster family environment within the oral health context. It highlights the unrecognized and important role that foster carers have in improving the oral health of vulnerable children. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between foster carers and dentists and to support the development of health and social care interventions to improve foster children's oral health.
Keyphrases
  • oral health
  • healthcare
  • young adults
  • palliative care
  • mental health
  • public health
  • quality improvement
  • physical activity