This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), will support a study to examine how perceptions of immigration policy vulnerability shape the oral health of Latinx/a/o adults. The $161,981 award to Virginia Commonwealth University will utilize a mixed-methods approach to: (1) analyze the association between self-perceived immigration policy legal vulnerability and clinical/self-reported oral health, and (2) explore the racialization experiences of Latinx/a/o immigrant adults and their U.S.-born counterparts to identify sources of immigration policy vulnerability that impact oral health. This innovative research aims to shift oral health disparity reduction efforts from individual-level cultural factors towards understanding the broader socio-legal regimes that sustain inequities, aligning with NIDCR's strategic plan to advance methods for quantifying disparities.
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