Prosthodontic department, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan.
Center for Oral Disease Prevention and Population Health Research, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado.
Community Dent Health. 2021 Feb 25;38(1):3-4. doi: 10.1922/CDH_March21editorial02.
This issue contains two papers on the oral health of migrant people. The oral health of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers is often worse than the general oral health of the host country's population (Crespo, 2019; Davidson et al., 2006). Poor oral health outcomes in migrants are due to a combination of upstream, psychosocial, and behavioral factors. Migrant communities might then have vital priorities that compete with oral health. Consequently, they may express lower needs and may not focus on oral health; all these factors lead to a higher risk of developing dental diseases. Lack of oral health services is commonly seen due to limited fi nancial resources or lack of dental providers in the vicinity of migrant communities or refugee camps. They face ad- ditional cultural and linguistic barriers in navigating the health care system of a new country.
本期特刊包含两篇关于移民人口口腔健康的文章。移民、难民和寻求庇护者的口腔健康状况往往比东道国人口的一般口腔健康状况更差（Crespo，2019；Davidson 等人，2006）。移民的口腔健康状况不佳是由于上游、社会心理和行为因素的综合作用。移民社区可能有与口腔健康竞争的重要优先事项。因此，他们可能表达的需求较低，可能不关注口腔健康；所有这些因素都会导致患牙科疾病的风险增加。由于附近移民社区或难民营的财政资源有限或缺乏牙科服务提供者，通常会出现口腔保健服务不足的情况。他们在新国家的医疗保健系统中还面临着额外的文化和语言障碍。
