Examination of dental utilization of newly resettled adult refugees in Washington state enrolled in dental medicaid program
Over half of all the adult refugees resettled in WA utilized dental services within 12 months of arrival. Understanding the mosaic of demographic backgrounds of newly resettled refugees in any given state will improve early utilization of dental care needs and therefore improve their oral health.
Authors
- Darien J. Weatherspoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9696-7595)
- Ana Lucía Seminario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9742-136X)
- Christopher Okunseri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-5896)
- Frank A. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1661-1485)
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4822-6514)
- Sogole Tabatabaiepur
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- University of Washington (US)
- Milwaukee Health Department (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.13007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64