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Download full textObeng, Cecilia S. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2008
This article examines dental health issues for African immigrant families of preschoolers living in the United States. The study was done within the framework of narrative inquiry and ethnographic impressionism. Through personal interviews and questionnaire completion, 125 parents of children ages 3 to 5 answered questions about ways in which…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Preschool Children, Immigrants, Clinics
Direct linkObeng, Cecilia S. – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The paper examines African immigrant parents' views on dental decay and whether such views affect their decision to obtain dental insurance for their children. The paper also examines the cultural underpinnings of the immigrants' oral health care practices. Design/methodology/approach: The data for the study were collected in the states…
Descriptors: Research Assistants, Public Health, Dental Health, Child Health
