Ethnic background and children's oral health-related quality of life.
Agatha W van Meijeren-van LunterenE B WolviusH RaatV W V JaddoeL KragtPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)
Our results show that Turkish and Surinamese children have a significantly lower OHRQoL than native Dutch children. The association was partly explained by oral health status and SEP, and future studies are needed to understand (cultural) the determinants of ethnic disparities in OHRQoL, in order to develop effective oral health programs targeting children of different ethnic groups.