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What percentage of people with cerebral palsy have untreated dental disease?
What percentage of people with cerebral palsy have untreated dental disease?
What percentage less often do people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive dental evaluations compared to the general population?
What percentage less often do people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive dental evaluations compared to the general population?
What percentage of people with cerebral palsy have untreated dental disease?
What percentage of people with cerebral palsy have untreated dental disease?
What is the percentage of people with I/DD who receive dental evaluations less often than the general population?
What is the percentage of people with I/DD who receive dental evaluations less often than the general population?
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What percentage of people with head injuries have untreated dental disease?
What percentage of people with head injuries have untreated dental disease?
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What is the life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome as of 2009?
What is the life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome as of 2009?
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What are some qualities dentists should develop to provide quality care to individuals with special needs?
What are some qualities dentists should develop to provide quality care to individuals with special needs?
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What percentage of people with hearing impairment have untreated dental disease?
What percentage of people with hearing impairment have untreated dental disease?
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What language should dentists use when treating someone with I/DD?
What language should dentists use when treating someone with I/DD?
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What was the life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome as of 2009?
What was the life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome as of 2009?
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What qualities should dentists develop to function in healthcare teams and consult with other service professionals?
What qualities should dentists develop to function in healthcare teams and consult with other service professionals?
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What are some behavior guidance techniques that dentists should use when treating patients with special needs?
What are some behavior guidance techniques that dentists should use when treating patients with special needs?
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What identifying data should dentists gather when treating patients with special needs?
What identifying data should dentists gather when treating patients with special needs?
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What language should dentists use when treating someone with I/DD?
What language should dentists use when treating someone with I/DD?
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Who should dentists direct conversation towards?
Who should dentists direct conversation towards?
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What is the fellowship program that dentists can apply for to address oral health disparities?
What is the fellowship program that dentists can apply for to address oral health disparities?
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What behavior guidance techniques should dentists use?
What behavior guidance techniques should dentists use?
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Which of the following institutions offers the fellowship program for dentists to address oral health disparities?
Which of the following institutions offers the fellowship program for dentists to address oral health disparities?
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What can dentists do to desensitize a patient to dental treatment?
What can dentists do to desensitize a patient to dental treatment?
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What is the email address that dentists can use to ask questions about the fellowship or treating patients with special needs?
What is the email address that dentists can use to ask questions about the fellowship or treating patients with special needs?
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What percentage of people with hearing impairment have untreated dental disease?
What percentage of people with hearing impairment have untreated dental disease?
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What data should dentists gather during a patient evaluation?
What data should dentists gather during a patient evaluation?
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What is the fellowship program that dentists can apply for to address oral health disparities?
What is the fellowship program that dentists can apply for to address oral health disparities?
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What is the percentage of people with I/DD who face long delays for dental care?
What is the percentage of people with I/DD who face long delays for dental care?
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What is the percentage of people with head injuries who have untreated dental disease?
What is the percentage of people with head injuries who have untreated dental disease?
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Study Notes
Treating Patients with Special Needs - Key Points
- The population of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) is increasing, and people with I/DD receive dental evaluations 17% less often than the population as a whole.
- People with I/DD often face long delays for dental care, and untreated dental disease is found in at least 25% of people with cerebral palsy, 30% of those with head injuries, and 17% of those with hearing impairment.
- The life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome has increased from 12 years to 60 years (as of 2009), which puts more responsibility on general and family dentists to provide quality care to individuals who have ‘aged out’ of pediatric practices.
- Dentists should develop qualities such as empathy, patience, compassion, and additional training to function in healthcare teams and consult with other service professionals.
- Dentists should use people-first language and avoid treating someone with I/DD disrespectfully or as dumb.
- Dentists should remember who the patient is and direct conversation towards them.
- Dentists should use behavior guidance techniques such as Tell-Show-Do, slow approach, distraction, positive reinforcement, and voice modulation.
- Dentists may need to desensitize a patient to all the bells and whistles of dental treatment, such as the saliva ejector, prophy brush, air/water syringe, anesthesia, caries, etch, bond, composite process, and tooth extraction.
- Dentists should gather identifying data, self-consent/guardian consent, chief concern, history of present illness, medical history, dental history, social history, clinical, radiographic, laboratory examinations, diagnosis, and plan (phases, ethical considerations, further diagnostic steps).
- Dentists can apply for a fellowship to address oral health disparities, which is a one-year training program focused on patients with I/DD following completion of GPR or AEGD.
- Institutions that offer the fellowship include Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Touro College of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, and University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.
- Dentists can email [email protected] if they have any questions about the fellowship, patients with special needs, or dental school.
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Do you know how to provide quality dental care to patients with special needs? Take this quiz to learn key points about treating patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and hearing impairment. Discover how to develop essential qualities, use behavior guidance techniques, gather necessary data, and apply for a fellowship to address oral health disparities. Make a difference in the lives of patients with special needs by taking this informative quiz.
