Physiognomy and teeth: An ethnographic study among young and middle-aged Hong Kong adults

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 522-525

  McGrath, C ^a   Liu, K S ^a   Lam, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHARACTER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHARACTER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOGNOMY; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH;

EID: 0037062050     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801417     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Nettleton S, Understanding dental health beliefs, an introduction to ethnography. Br Dent J 1986, 161: 145-147.
2. Strauss R P. Culture, dental professionals and oral health values in multicultural societies: measuring cultural factors in geriatric oral health research and education. Gerodontology 1996; 13. 82-89.
3. Vora A R, Yeoman C W, Hayter J P. Alcohol, tobacco and paan use and understanding of oral cancer risk among Asian males in Leicester Br Dent J 2000; 188: 444-451.
4. Watt R G. A national survey of infant feeding in Asian families: summary of findings relevant to oral health Br Dent J 2000, 188: 16-20
5. Kwan S Y, Williams S A. Attitudes of Chinese people toward obtaining dental cari in the UK Br Dent J 1998; 185 188-191
6. Pearson N, Croucher R, Marcenes W, O'Farrell M. Dental service use and the implications for oral cancer screening in a sample of Bangladeshi adult medical care users living in Tower Hamlets, UK. Br Dent J 1999, 186. 517-521.
7. Jones A. Tooth mutilation in Angola Br Dent J 1992, 173: 177-179.
8. Fitton J S A tooth ablation custom occurring in the Maldives Br Dent J 1993; 175: 299-300.
9. Lowe P A, Bedi R. An evaluation of practice leaflets provided by general dental practitioners working in multi-racial areas. Br Dent J 1997, 182 64-68
10. Gelbier S, Taylor S G Some Asian communities in the UK and their culture. Br Dent J 1985, 158 416-418.
11. Clayton L T. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. China: Oxford University Press, 1993
12. Hassin R, Trope Y. Facing faces studies on the cognitive aspects of physiognomy J Pers Soc Psychol 2000; 78 837-852.
13. Bond M H Beyond the Chinese face. China. Oxford University Press, 1991
14. Gauld R D. A survey of the Hong Kong health sector past, present and future. Soc Sci Med 1998; 47. 927-939
15. Hong Kong SAR Census and Statistics Survey of Communication networks. Hong Kong Hong Kong Government Information Bureau, 2001
16. Lim LP, Schwarz E, Lo E C Chinese health beliefs and oral health practices among the middle-aged and the elderly in Hong Kong Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1994, 22. 364-368.
17. Seward M H. Women's health promotion. J Dent Educ 1999, 63: 231-237
18. Watson M R, Gibson G, Guo I. Women's oral health awareness and care-seeking characteristics. J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129. 1708-1716.
19. Bedi R. Ethnic indicators of dental health for young Asian schoolchildren resident in areas of multiple deprivation. Br Dent J 1989; 166: 331-334.
20. Godson J H, Williams S A. Oral health and health related behaviours among three-year-old children born to first and second generation Pakistani mothers in Bradford, UK. Community Dent Health. 1996, 13: 27-33.