Schoolchildren's Oral Health Along the Belt and Road.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to strengthen China's connectivity with the world and, in doing so, improve health and well-being. There is a dearth of information relating to schoolchildren's oral health to inform oral health-related BRI initiatives. The aim of this research was to report on the oral health status of 12-year-old children across BRI countries and determine variations in oral health regarding geographic regions (BRI routes) and country-income levels.

Method

Dental caries experience of 12-year-old children was obtained from the World Health Organization's (WHO) database. BRI countries were classified into BRI routes and country income level. Data were assessed for completeness and contemporariness. Variations in dental caries experiences wer

SUBMITTER: Deng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature