title: Transcultural oral health care: 3. Dental care and treatment during the fast of Ramadan.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to highlight issues that may affect dental treatment and care of Muslim patients when they are fasting during Ramadan. Recommendations are provided on how to provide culturally sensitive oral health care for this community. By taking into account the beliefs and wishes of the individual, dentists will provide a service that is acceptable and appropriate to both the Muslim community and individual Muslims.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Community Dental Service, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anees
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedi
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D003729:Dental Care; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D006113:United Kingdom