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Pathways Mediating Immigration and Utilization of Dental Care in Children

Journal of Dental Research · N.Z. Bashir, C.C.K. Chan, C. McGrath · 2026-03-09

Researchers analysed national survey data from over 274,000 US children to understand how immigration status affects dental care use, finding that reduced social capital was a key pathway explaining why foreign-born children and those with immigrant parents had lower dental attendance rates.

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