The prevalence of dental caries among international students at U.S. universities.
Last year 572,509 international students studied at U.S. universities. The dental health of these students is as diverse as the countries from which they come. This paper discusses the known prevalence and causative factors of dental disease among these students, reported global variations in oral health, and barriers to receiving care faced by international students while in the U.S. The author recommends greater appreciation of the dental needs of this population by scholastic administrators and suggests further research to better quantify the dental needs of this population.
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Karl F
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University Student Health Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA. KarlW@Montana.EDU
D004245:DMF Index; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D015995:Prevalence; D013334:Students; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities