Scientific Publications
Nurelhuda NM, Keboa MT, Lawrence HP, Nicolau B, Macdonald ME. Advancing Our Understanding of Dental Care Pathways of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Canada: A Qualitative Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 23;18(16):8874. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168874. PMID: 34444623; PMCID: PMC8395044.
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8874
Negin Eslamiamirabadi, Nazik Mostafa Nurelhuda, Belinda Nicolau, Mary Ellen Macdonald. Advancing a program theory for community-level oral health promotion programs for humanitarian migrants: a realist review protocol. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021226085
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021226085
Macdonald ME, Keboa MT, Nurelhuda NM, et al. The Oral Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Canada: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(4):542. Published 2019 Feb 13. doi:10.3390/ijerph16040542
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30781882/
Keboa MT, Hiles N, Macdonald ME. The oral health of refugees and asylum seekers: a scoping review. Global Health. 2016;12(1):59. Published 2016 Oct 7. doi:10.1186/s12992-016-0200-x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27717391/
Keboa MT, Hovey R, Nicolau B, Esfandiari S, Carnevale F, Macdonald ME. Oral healthcare experiences of humanitarian migrants in Montreal, Canada. Can J Public Health. 2019;110(4):453-461. doi:10.17269/s41997-019-00193-5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30850954/
Keboa M, Nicolau B, Hovey R, Esfandiari S, Carnevale F, Macdonald ME. A qualitative study on the oral health of humanitarian migrants in Canada. Community Dent Health. 2019;36(2):95-100. Published 2019 May 30. doi:10.1922/CDH_4455Keboa06
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31021567/
Conference Presentations
North American Refugee Health Conference September 9-11, 2021 — Digital Conference
Oral health of humanitarian migrants: Canada as a case study
In this workshop, the MOHP members oriented healthcare providers, refugees, researchers and other professionals interested in refugee health on the global oral health situation of this population with a focus on MOHP’s work in Canada. Dr Manav Saini discussed the oral health experiences of refugee children in Montreal and their parents’ perspectives on access to care. Dr Nazik Nurelhuda Suleiman updated the audience on the team’s advanced understanding of the dental care pathways of humanitarian migrants in Ontario, Canada. Dr Fatima Keshani presented her master proposal on advancing a program theory for community-level oral health promotion programs for humanitarian migrants using a realist review methodology. This work builds upon the work of Dr Negin Eslami Amirabadi. The workshop was moderated by Dr Mary Ellen Macdonald.
University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry Research Day 2020.
Dr Nazik Suleiman presented the sequential mixed methods protocol designed to investigate the oral health status of newly arrived humanitarian migrants in Quebec and Ontario, and their barriers to oral health care access at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry Research Day in February, 2020. This talk was awarded 'Best Presentation' in the category for post-doctoral fellows.
International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference 2019, Vancouver, Canada.
Dr Mark Keboa presented the protocol for the ‘Oral Health of Newly Arrived Humanitarian Immigrants in Quebec and Ontario’ study. This oral presentation was part of a curated symposium on the challenges and solutions of oral health inequalities in immigrants. He also presented a poster entitled ‘Service Providers and Dental Care of Humanitarian Migrants in Canada’.
North American Refugee Health Conference 2019, Toronto, Canada.
Dr Nazik Nurelhuda Suleiman presented a poster on the sequential mixed methods protocol designed to investigate the oral health status of newly arrived humanitarian migrants in Quebec and Ontario, and their barriers to oral health care access.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) International Metropolis Conference 2019, Ottawa and Gatineau, Canada.
The Migrant Oral Health Programme was present at the International Metropolis Conference held in June 2019 and organized by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Dr Mark Keboa gave a talk on the oral health care of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada, and moderated a brainstorming session on the potential opportunities for improving access to dental care and oral health of this population.
International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2017, San Francisco, USA
Dr Mark Keboa presented the lessons learned from humanitarian migrants in Montreal on how to improve access to oral health care.
