Inequalities in dental health in the north-west of England
Pine, C.; Burnside, G.; Craven, R.
Community Dental Health 20(1): 55-56
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0265-539X PMID: 12688605 Document Number: 557001
To investigate whether variations in child dental health of children from different ethnic groups could be explained by material deprivation. Using BASCD coordinated survey data of dental health of five-year-old children in Bury and Rochdale PCT, the mean dmft adjusted for deprivation was compared between white and Asian children. Children from Asian families have significantly poorer dental health than their white peers and this major health inequality is present over and above any impacts due to material deprivation. These data highlight the value of the overview provided by the UK survey programmes and the need for detailed local studies.