Dental service utilization of disabled children

Lo, Geok Lam; G, Soh; Vignehsa, H; Chellappah, N. K.

doi:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1991.tb01729.x

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“…However, caution should be exercised when interpreting the results as other studies of people with LD have reported problems in accessing oral health services, 12,[27][28][29] although the study by Allison et al 29 was conducted in France and the other studies were published more than a decade ago before the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) 3 came into effect. It could also be argued that members of the DSA are not representative of all relatives of adults with DS as they are probably the most motivated of such parents/siblings.…”

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Views and experiences of parents and siblings of adults with Down Syndrome regarding oral healthcare: a qualitative and quantitative study

Kaye¹,

Fiske²,

Bower³

et al. 2005

Br Dent J

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AimsTo investigate experiences and expectations of parents/siblings of adults with Down Syndrome (DS) regarding oral healthcare, and explore factors impacting on access and experience of dental care for this group. Design A two phase qualitative and quantitative study using in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of six parents/siblings, and a postal questionnaire of 200 parents/siblings of adults with DS who are members of the Down Syndrome Association. Results The main themes elicited from the qualitative interviews related to concern, experiences, parents'/siblings' attitudes, preferences and information. The response rate from the postal questionnaire was 63.5%. Adults with DS attended the dentist regularly but received little restorative treatment. Experience of oral healthcare was influenced by the attitudes and skills of dental health professionals; stigma; and relatives' expectations of dentists, their oral health beliefs, information and support received, knowledge and priorities. Parents/siblings wanted dentists to be proactive in providing more information on oral health issues in collaboration with other health and social care professionals. Conclusions Whilst most adults with DS visited the dentist regularly, relatively little treatment had been provided. Parents highlighted a need for appropriate and timely oral health information early in their child's life, and access to dentists who were sympathetic, good communicators and well-informed about DS.

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“…12,[27][28][29] However studies by Goldstein et al 30 and Allison et al 29 demonstrated that once children with DS have found a suitable dentist they are more likely to attend regularly than their non-DS peers. Despite this, the latter study also showed that they are less likely to receive treatment than their non-DS peers.…”

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Views and experiences of parents and siblings of adults with Down Syndrome regarding oral healthcare: a qualitative and quantitative study

Kaye¹,

Fiske²,

Bower³

et al. 2005

Br Dent J

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“…Other reports have shown that dental disease in this group of people is not treated, reflecting their need for dental services. 5,6 Dentists will exercise control over how to run their practice and in the process may reject, consciously or unconsciously, patients they consider to be undesirable. The 'undesirable' patient may experience referral elsewhere, excessively long delays in obtaining an appointment, appointments given at inconvenient times, high dental costs, unpleasantness and lack of interest from the dentist.…”

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The willingness of general dental practitioners to treat people with handicapping conditions: the Hong Kong experience

O’Donnell

Sheiham²,

Yeung

2002

Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

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A study was carried out to assess the willingness of general dental practitioners in Hong Kong to treat patients with handicaps. A questionnaire and practitioner scale were developed and circulated to 400 general dental practitioners of which 250 responded giving a response rate of 62.5%. The majority of practitioners (59.6%) saw between one and five patients with handicaps per year, 15.6% saw none at all. The mean score was 33.68 (SD = 9.19) on a scale with a range from 0 to 60. The observed mean score, which was just over the halfway mark, indicated a slightly positive feeling for treating people with handicaps. Cronbach's alpha for the scale was 0.67 for the raw variables. Cronbach's alpha was sufficiently high to indicate a reliable scale for the population under investigation. It was found that although general dental practitioners were relatively enthusiastic about treating people with handicaps they felt it was not economically viable to do so. There was also a strong feeling that government should play a more prominent role in provision of dental care for this group.

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Dental service utilization of disabled children

Cited by 10 publications

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Views and experiences of parents and siblings of adults with Down Syndrome regarding oral healthcare: a qualitative and quantitative study

Views and experiences of parents and siblings of adults with Down Syndrome regarding oral healthcare: a qualitative and quantitative study

The willingness of general dental practitioners to treat people with handicapping conditions: the Hong Kong experience

Interpretazioni stoiche ed epicuree in Servio e la tradizione dell'esegesi filosofica del mito e dei poeti a Roma (Cornuto, Seneca, Filodemo), II

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