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Taylor & Francis (Routledge), Social Work in Health Care, 10(50), p. 828-844

DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.594491

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Barriers Impeding Access to Primary Oral Health Care Among Farmworker Families in Central Florida

Journal article published in 2011 by Iraida V. Carrion, Heide Castañeda, Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Nolan Kline
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Abstract

Oral health care is critical for farmworkers' families in Central Florida. There is little research regarding the access to primary oral health care, barriers, and behaviors of Mexican migrant families. Forty semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents who are farmworkers in order to understand the factors that impact dental service utilization. Other factors that were also examined related to parental decisions regarding visits to the dentist with their children. This study highlights the inconsistent and inadequate patterns of dental health care services available for women, men, and children of farmworkers in Central Florida.