Salim Nesreen A, ElSa'aideh Batool B, Maayta Wajd A, Hassona Yazan M
School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Spec Care Dentist. 2020 May;40(3):260-266. doi: 10.1111/scd.12460. Epub 2020 May 4.
Little is known about oral health care in Syrian refugee children in host countries. We describe the pattern and nature of oral healthcare service provided to Syrian refugee children in Jordan METHOD: The clinical records of 3 to 7-year-old children who attended dental clinics at Zaatari refugee camp over a period of 8 months were retrieved and analyzed.
Records of 259 children were analyzed. The mean age of the study sample was 5.6 years, and all included children were born in Zaatari refugee camp. Most children (66%; n = 171) presented because of dental pain and/or dental infection. Dental extraction was the most common procedure (55%), followed by dental fillings (25%), pulpotomy (10.6%), and stainless steel crown (9.2%). Most patients (75.3%; n = 195) received only one dental procedure during their stay in the camp, and no significant correlation between age and number of dental procedures was found.
Oral health care is not a priority in this population, and the available capacity for dental services is insufficient. Dental health programs should be implemented to improve refugee dental care.
对于东道国叙利亚难民儿童的口腔卫生保健情况，人们了解甚少。我们描述了约旦为叙利亚难民儿童提供的口腔卫生保健服务的模式和性质。方法：检索并分析了在扎塔里难民营牙科诊所就诊的3至7岁儿童在8个月期间的临床记录。
对259名儿童的记录进行了分析。研究样本的平均年龄为5.6岁，所有纳入的儿童均出生在扎塔里难民营。大多数儿童（66%；n = 171）因牙痛和/或牙齿感染前来就诊。拔牙是最常见的治疗手段（55%），其次是补牙（25%）、牙髓切断术（10.6%）和不锈钢冠修复（9.2%）。大多数患者（75.3%；n = 195）在难民营期间只接受了一次牙科治疗，且未发现年龄与牙科治疗次数之间存在显著相关性。
口腔卫生保健在这一人群中并非优先事项，现有的牙科服务能力不足。应实施牙科保健项目以改善难民的牙齿护理。
