Access to oral health care for undocumented migrants: Perspectives of actors involved in a voluntary dental network in the Netherlands.
Myrthe van MiddeIris HesseGeert van der HeijdenDenise DuijsterMarianne van ElterenMargreet KroesenCharles AgyemangErik BeunePublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2020)
Through the implementation of a voluntary dental network, treatments could be provided to undocumented migrants as a temporary solution. However, the voluntary nature of dental care in the network resulted in a fragmented provision of oral health care among undocumented migrants. To reduce inequalities in oral health on the long term, systemic barriers in access to oral health care need to be addressed.