Blar i forfatter "Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara"

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    • Caries experience among adults in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Brustad, Magritt; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-19)
      <p><i>Objectives - </i>Dental caries is a major oral health problem among indigenous people worldwide, but knowledge on this issue among the indigenous Sámi people in Norway is scarce. The aim of the study was to describe dental caries experience in an adult population in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway and to assess the corresponding associations with socio‐demographic, socioeconomic and oral ...

    • Caries experience among adults in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Brustad, Magritt; Jonsson, Brigitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-19)
      Objectives - Dental caries is a major oral health problem among indigenous people worldwide, but knowledge on this issue among the indigenous Sámi people in Norway is scarce. The aim of the study was to describe dental caries experience in an adult population in core Sámi areas of Northern Norway and to assess the corresponding associations with socio-demographic, socioeconomic and oral health-related ...

    • Oral health among the indigenous Sámi population. A population-based study on periodontal health, dental caries, and oral health-related quality of life 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-12-08)
      <p><i>Background/Aim:</i> The lack of scientific knowledge on oral health in Sámi populations and the regional differences in caries experience among children in Northern Norway has raised the question of whether the high prevalence of oral disease in that geographic area differs by ethnicity. Evidence-based knowledge on oral health conditions in adults in these areas is scarce. The overall objective ...

    • Oral health in the indigenous Sámi population in Norway – the dental health in the North study 

      Brustad, Magritt; Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Trovik, Tordis A; Oscarson, Nils; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-12)
      <i>Objective</i>: This study aims at presenting the feasibility of using the public oral health clinics in indigenous Sámi communities, as arena for a comprehensive data collection for population-based epidemiological oral health research among adults (age, 18–75 years) in a multi-ethnic setting.<p> <p><i>Material and methods</i>: The study design was cross-sectional. The data collection was ...

    • Periodontal health in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway: A cross-sectional study 

      Bongo, Ann Kristine Sara; Brustad, Magritt; Oscarson, Nils; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-10)
      <i>Background</i> - The aim of the study was to describe prevalence, severity and distribution of periodontal disease as well as associated risk factors in an indigenous Sámi population in Northern Norway, and to investigate differences between the indigenous Sámi and the non-Sámi population.<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - This cross-sectional study included data from the Dental Health in the North study ...