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There is a lack of literature, particularly qualitative, that explores past experiences with oral health care in the country of origin for newcomers and the experience of access and utilization of oral health care once in Canada. The increase in Ukrainian newcomers to Canada requires an exploration of barriers and facilitators to oral health care access to inform policy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the barriers and facilitators to oral health care experienced by Ukrainian newcomers during resettlement in Nova Scotia, Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study used a narrative qualitative methodology. Adult Ukrainian newcomers who arrived in Canada after the Russian invasion in 2022 were recruited via social media and through recruitment flyers advertised at the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia. They were interviewed between February 17 and July 1, 2023, in the Ukrainian language. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed via inductive and deductive line-by-line coding per the thematic analysis method. Codes were grouped to form categories and themes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants identified facilitators to oral health care that included friends and family, social networks, and information provided through the workplace. Barriers to access included cost, referral process, location and wait times for specialists, language, and lack of understanding the oral health care and dental insurance systems in Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ukrainian newcomers to Nova Scotia face several barriers to oral health care access. Interventions to address these barriers should be considered to ensure equitable access to oral health care services during the resettlement process.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Knowledge Transfer Statement:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of this study may be used to inform policy to facilitate timely access to oral health care for Ukrainian newcomers. The findings may also guide professionals when providing oral health care services to Ukrainian newcomers. Addressing the barriers and maximizing the facilitators to oral health care services for this population could help to improve access to oral health care services and oral health outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/23800844251352395","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,18]],"date-time":"2025-07-18T06:51:16Z","timestamp":1752821476000},"page":"168-180","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Barriers and Facilitators for Accessing Oral Health Care for Ukrainian Newcomers to Nova Scotia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3708-2436","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"H.","family":"Doucette","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Y.","family":"Tylchak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"},{"name":"American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukarain, Ukraine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Saad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0317-5194","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"V.","family":"D\u2019Souza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"},{"name":"Nova Scotia Health Authority, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Healthy Populations Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Amin M Nyachhyon P Elyasi M Al-Nuaimi M. 2014. 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