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To synthesize existing evidence on Pacific oral health epidemiology and identify critical knowledge gaps requiring health policy prioritization.

March 25, 2025Frontiers in Oral HealthOpen Access

Pacific oral health: a scoping review

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NHNaailah Zahraa Hanif ZMZac MorseUniversity of Baghdad JBJonathan M. BroadbentUniversity of Otago

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Scoping review reveals widespread oral disease and severe dental care barriers in Pacific populations, highlighting an urgent need for culturally informed health strategies.

Key Points

To synthesize existing evidence on Pacific oral health epidemiology and identify critical knowledge gaps requiring health policy prioritization.
Followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines to review literature on Pacific oral health published prior to July 2023 across four electronic databases and grey literature sources.
Identified, screened, and analyzed 95 eligible sources published primarily between 2000 and 2023, largely focusing on New Zealand and Pacific Island nations.
Pacific populations experienced a disproportionately high burden of poor oral health and marked disparities compared with other ethnic groups, alongside major barriers to accessing dental care services.
Epidemiological data from Pacific Island nations demonstrated a high prevalence of dental conditions coupled with acute healthcare resource limitations and workforce shortages.
Very few studies investigated the broader social determinants influencing oral health or evaluated dedicated health promotion strategies in these communities.

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Hanif et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a769b214fe2e6ffd8ec0c50 https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1474623

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March 25, 2025Frontiers in Oral HealthOpen Access

Pacific oral health: a scoping review

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Authors

NHNaailah Zahraa Hanif ZMZac MorseUniversity of Baghdad JBJonathan M. BroadbentUniversity of Otago

Discussion

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Overview

Scoping review reveals widespread oral disease and severe dental care barriers in Pacific populations, highlighting an urgent need for culturally informed health strategies.

Key Points

To synthesize existing evidence on Pacific oral health epidemiology and identify critical knowledge gaps requiring health policy prioritization.
Followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines to review literature on Pacific oral health published prior to July 2023 across four electronic databases and grey literature sources.
Identified, screened, and analyzed 95 eligible sources published primarily between 2000 and 2023, largely focusing on New Zealand and Pacific Island nations.
Pacific populations experienced a disproportionately high burden of poor oral health and marked disparities compared with other ethnic groups, alongside major barriers to accessing dental care services.
Epidemiological data from Pacific Island nations demonstrated a high prevalence of dental conditions coupled with acute healthcare resource limitations and workforce shortages.
Very few studies investigated the broader social determinants influencing oral health or evaluated dedicated health promotion strategies in these communities.

Cite This Study

Hanif et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a769b214fe2e6ffd8ec0c50 https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1474623

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