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University investigates the impact of poor oral health on refugees and asylum seekers

Swansea University is working with the University of South Wales (USW) to highlight the unique challenges asylum seekers and refugees face in maintaining good oral health and the broader implications for their overall wellbeing.

Having identified that there is very little research on this subject in Wales, the team, led by Anne-Marie Coll, associate professor for Nursing and Health at USW, secured funding from the Research Innovation Group at USW’s Faculty of Life Sciences and Education for an exploratory study into this critical issue.

The study is a collaboration with Displaced People in Action (DPIA), a charity that works daily with people seeking sanctuary.

Through interviews with a small group of case workers supporting asylum seekers and refugees, the team has identified key similarities on the topic of oral health, such as language barriers, financial difficulties, and culture.

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