title: Preventing caries in young children of immigrant Bangladeshi families in New York: perspectives of mothers and paediatricians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Childhood caries is common in South Asian immigrant families. Few children visit a dentist by 12 months, as recommended by current guidelines. The paediatric visit has important potential for linking children to preventive care. The aim of this study was to understand the barriers and facilitators to caries prevention for young children of immigrant Bangladeshi families in New York. Qualitative data were collected as a preliminary step in the development of an oral health counselling intervention for South Asian children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative interviews on child feeding and oral health prevention were conducted with Bangladeshi mothers. Qualitative interviews were conducted with paediatricians regarding their experiences with providing care. The data were analysed using standard qualitative approaches.
  
  
  METHODS
  Paediatric practices serving low income Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City.
  
  
  METHODS
  26 mothers of children aged 6-24 months receiving services in five paediatric settings and 15 paediatricians providing care in these settings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both mothers and their paediatricians described risky feeding practices, communication problems and a lack of compliance. Oral health for young children was a low priority for some mothers. Most, however, were concerned about childhood caries but lacked skills or resources to decrease caries risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results support our plan to develop an empowerment-based counselling intervention to address caries risk in children. Paediatric dentists should be aware of the barriers to caries prevention in this group.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Karasz
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Patel
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ranasinghe
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Chaudhuri
authors: D
authors: D
authors: McKee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000208:ethnology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005248:Feeding Methods / Q000523:psychology; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009519:New York City; D009909:Oral Health / Q000208:ethnology; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology; D010372:Pediatrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty; D011368:Professional-Family Relations