A project that might be of interest is the Refugee Dentist Link Worker
Project in Tower Hamlets that has had a visible impact on reaching those
'hard to reach' groups.
For more information see:
http://www.nrif.org.uk/Health/Promotion/docs/0219101DentalAccessProject.pdf
Best wishes
Ceri Butler
Open Learning Unit
UCL Medical School
4th Floor Holborn Union Building
Whittington Campus
Highgate Hill
London N19 5LW
Tel: 0207 288 3325
Fax: 0207 281 8004
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> There's quite a lot sitting on the NHS Evidence - ethnicity and health
> site (formerly the NHS Specialist Library for ethnicity and health) --also
> lots of papers by Bedi, Gelbier etc
>
> www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity - use 'oral' as a search term. dental doesn't
> seem quite as good.
>
> Mark R D Johnson
> Director, MSRC/CEEHD
> De Montfort University
> Leicester LE2 1RQ
> 0116 201 3906
>
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> From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK on behalf of Amjad
> Taha
> Sent: Fri 19/06/2009 16:49
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> Subject: Dental services and BME communities
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>
> Does anyone have or know of a report or study about BME communities and
> dental services? National and local reports or studies will be useful and
> welcome.
> Any information on this subject will be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
> Amjad
>
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