Owens, J. and Sami, W. (2015) The Role of the Qur'an and Sunnah in Oral Health. Journal of Religion and Health. ISSN 0022-4197
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the ways in which the main texts in Islam, Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), contribute to understandings of oral health. The AHadith provide guidance for oral health-related behaviour but were written at a time when their symbolic meanings were perhaps vastly different to those of today. In gaining more insight into the ways Islamic HRB shape oral health-related practices and outcomes, if at all, we may be better placed to develop a more culturally sensitive and diverse dental public health and oral health promotion which takes into account religious dimensions, mediating factors, HRB and salutogenic mechanisms.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Religion and Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2015 17:48 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2016 14:12 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0095-5 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10943-015-0095-5 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91521 |