International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article How Do Mothers Living in Socially Deprived Communities Perceive Oral Health of Young Children? A Qualitative Study Amit Arora 1,2,3,4,* , Dimitri Lucas 5, Michael To 5, Ritesh Chimoriya 1,6 , Sameer Bhole 4,5, Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla 7 and James J. Crall 8 1 School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia;
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[email protected] Citation: Arora, A.; Lucas, D.; To, M.; Chimoriya, R.; Bhole, S.; Abstract: This qualitative study aims to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the knowledge Tadakamadla, S.K.; Crall, J.J. How Do and perceptions of mothers living in Greater Western Sydney (GWS), one of Australia’s most socio- Mothers Living in Socially Deprived economically disadvantaged regions, regarding the factors that influence oral health of young Communities Perceive Oral Health of children.