IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2905: Oral Care Experiences of Latino Parents/Caregivers with Children with Autism and with Typically Developing Children

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2905: Oral Care Experiences of Latino Parents/Caregivers with Children with Autism and with Typically Developing Children International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162905 Authors: Lucía I. Floríndez Daniella C. Floríndez Francesca M. Floríndez Dominique H. Como Elizabeth Pyatak Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Jose C. Polido Sharon A. Cermak As a result of various barriers, several pediatric populations are at risk for poor oral health, including children with disabilities and children from under-represented populations, such as Latinos. To this end, this study aimed to better understand the factors that affect the oral health experiences of 32 Latino parents/caregivers from 18 families (n = 8 with a typically developing child and n = 10 with a child with Autism). Using a qualitative descriptive methodology, each family was interviewed twice. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded thematically to identify the individual, social, systemic, and culturally rooted factors contributing to oral health disparities in the families. The three themes that arose were “Why would I want to start trouble?”: Latino parents’ dissatisfaction with dental treatments, costs, and fear of the dentist and health care providers because of their ethnic minority status as key factors inhibiting receipt of dental care; “We have to put ...
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