Dental Care for Disabled
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effects of an oral health promotion program in people with mental illness.

13 Jul 2009 More knowledge is needed regarding what works to prevent oral health problems and reduce disparities in oral health. Motivational interviewing (MI) has demonstrated utility for improving health behavior, including among those with severe mental ... Read more...

Parental perspectives on preterm children's oral health behaviour and experience of dental care during preschool and early school years.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Children born preterm (PT) have medical conditions and impairments that may affect their oral health. Hypothesis. Our hypothesis for the study was that PT children display more dental behaviour management problems (BMPs) and less ... Read more...

Children with intellectual disabilities and pain perception: a review and suggestions for future assessment protocols.

30 May 2009 AIM: This was to review what is known about pain assessment in children with intellectual disabilities and to translate findings into clinical dental practice. METHODS: Literature review. REVIEW: The association between anxiety and pain as reported ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dental Care for Disabled'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Time to improve access to oral health care for persons with special needs. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of an oral health promotion program in people with mental illness. 13 Jul 2009
• Vision impairment: treating the special needs patient with a sensory disability. 29 Jun 2009
• Grottoes helps kids smile all year long. 29 Jun 2009
• Senior challenge. What dentists can do to overcome obstacles in treating elderly patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Karnofsky performance status scale. 29 Jun 2009
• Parental perspectives on preterm children's oral health behaviour and experience of dental care during preschool and early school years. 29 Jun 2009
• Oblique laterals. 25 Jun 2009
• Dentists called upon to aid special population. 30 May 2009
• Children with intellectual disabilities and pain perception: a review and suggestions for future assessment protocols. 30 May 2009
• Oral health care issues in aged care facilities in Western Australia: resident and family caregiver views. 30 May 2009
• The tale of the sale. 30 May 2009
• Dental implants in persons with severe epilepsy and multiple disabilities: a long-term retrospective study. 29 Apr 2009
• Effect of sensory adaptation on anxiety of children with developmental disabilities: a new approach. 29 Apr 2009
• Hot topics in special care dentistry: 2. Mental capacity legislation. 29 Apr 2009
• Orthodontists' and orthodontic residents' education in treating underserved patients: effects on professional attitudes and behavior. 29 Apr 2009
• Latin American and Caribbean dental schools: teaching about special needs. 30 Mar 2009
• Hot topics in special care dentistry. 30 Mar 2009
• Home oral health practice: the foundation for desensitization and dental care for special needs. 30 Mar 2009
• Behavioral management for patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Dental Care for Disabled'

Definition: Dental care for the emotionally, mentally, or physically disabled patient. It does not include dental care for the chronically ill ( = DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL).

Descriptor UI: D003730

Alternative terms: Dental Care for Disabled; Dental Care for Handicapped; Dentistry for Disabled; Disabled, Dentistry for; Dentistry for Handicapped; Handicapped, Dentistry for;

Related Mesh Headings: Dental Care for Chronically Ill;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; manpower; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E06.170.310; N02.421.240.190.230;

Online Note: 93; use DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED to search DENTAL CARE FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-92

History Note: 93; was DENTAL CARE FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-92

Technical Notes: = professional care by a professional; disability can refer to emotional, mental or physical dis; DF: DENT CARE DISABLED