Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Volume 44, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 101-105

Oral Health of Children of Migrant Farm Workers in Northwest Michigan (Article)

Woolfolk M.* , Hamard M. , Bagramian R.A. , Sgan‐Cohen H.
  • a Department of Community, Dentistry School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
  • b Department of Community, Dentistry School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
  • c Department of Community, Dentistry School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
  • d Department of Community Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

Abstract

A considerable number of Hispanic agricultural workers come to Northwest Michigan during the summer every year to harvest fruit and vegetable crops. The Department of Community Dentistry of The University of Michigan School of Dentistry helps provide dental services for these migrant workers and their families. Some 203 five‐to‐14‐year‐old children of migrant farm workers were examined for caries and periodontal condition and the results compared with recent national surveys. Traditional indicators of dental caries experience (DMFT/dft and DMFS/dfs indices), periodontal disease (PI), and oral cleanliness (OHI‐S) were used by one examiner. These migrant children presented higher numbers of decayed teeth and lower numbers of restored teeth than United States schoolchildren generally. Migrant children also presented less caries‐free teeth and higher PI and OHI‐S scores than United States children generally. Copyright © 1984, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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Index Keywords

Michigan human Periodontal Diseases DMF index health service Agriculture periodontal disease ethnic group comparative study ethnology Mexico Hispanic Americans Health Services Needs and Demand United States Dental Care Adolescent male preschool child female Child, Preschool dental caries Article migration Transients and Migrants Child health survey
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1984.tb03059.x
ISSN: 00224006
Cited by: 24
Original Language: English