title: Transcultural oral health care and the Chinese--an invisible community.
abstract: The Chinese, a 'silent minority', are the most scattered, but neglected, community in the UK. Most dentists will have at least a few Chinese people in their community. This paper describes the health beliefs, dental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of the Chinese. Implications for general dental practitioners are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Dental Institute.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003469:Culture; D003729:Dental Care; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008913:Minority Groups; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D006113:United Kingdom