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Access to oral health care for undocumented migrants: Perspectives of actors involved in a voluntary dental network in the Netherlands

Myrthe van Midde, Iris Hesse, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, Denise Duijster, Marianne van Elteren, Margreet Kroesen, Charles Agyemang, Erik Beune

Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology · 2020

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OBJECTIVE: Undocumented migrants in Europe face multiple barriers in access to oral health care. This study aimed to explore the accessibility of a voluntary dental network providing dental treatments to undocumented migrants in the Netherlands, from the perspectives of patients, dentists and staff members of nongovernmental organizations involved. METHODS: This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews (n = 21) with undocumented migrants (n = 12), dentists (n = 7) and staff members of nongovernmental organizations (n = 2) during the implementation of a voluntary dental network. Interviews were analysed using a framework analysis method. RESULTS: As a temporary answer to problems in access to oral health for undocumented migrants, the voluntary dental network targeted initial barri

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1111/cdoe.12605
Catalogue ID
BFmokjob7i-ac94f2
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