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ORAL HEALTH STATUS IN SRILANKAN REFUGEES CAMP AT MOONGILOORANI, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT.

Packiaraj Selvajothi , Sangayya Sangeetha , Sivaraj Ramyadevi

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Objective: Oral health is a fundamental element of the  general health; nevertheless, it has been disregarded than any other health problems especially among the    underprivileged refugee population. This study was taken up to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice of oral health through a questionnaire survey and to probe into their status of caries and periodontal health among the refugees from Sri Lanka now living in the Tamil Nadu, India and to advocate improved oral health care delivery to them.

 


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