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..There is great interest amongst Senior Dental Surgeons in the increased use of conscious sedation techniques. A lack of training opportunities is the main barrier to the expansion of their use...

..In response to guardian reported access problems, UMDNJ-NJDS and ACSSSD developed a school-based dental care delivery system and a program for health promotion and disease...

..The factor determining in the effectiveness and the speed of the exempted acts seems to be the training of the dental care team...

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..Recommendations are made for the inclusion of references to PSHCN in additional AAPD polices and guidelines...

..An early and close cooperation between specialists in pediatric dentistry, dentists with special training and general dentists is strongly desirable to support the dentists and facilitate the dental care for children with CHD...

..We also advocate increased collaboration with the public health sector and bold leadership in dental education...

..The factor determining in the effectiveness and the speed of the exempted acts seems to be the training of the dental care team...

..The authors surveyed parents of children with special needs in Alabama to determine their perceptions of access and barriers to dental care for their children...

..The profession is challenged to increase care to children with disabilities--children who may be members of families being treated in many dental practices...

..Governments need to lead on developing initiatives to attract, support and retain a competent workforce...

..Recommendations are presented concerning: (1) family centered care and partnerships; (2) care and services; (3) information and data; and (4) financing...

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..There are numerous difficulties associated with the delivery of dental care to these children with special needs. If all dentists were willing to help, however, each practitioner would need to care for twenty of these youngsters...

..Thus, it is highly recommended to refer these children at an earlier age to a hospital where tooth restoration under general anesthesia can be performed...

..This study demonstrated that an interactive, multimedia (CD-ROM), virtual patient learning module for student dentists is potentially an effective tool in meeting this need...

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..Treating and/or preventing oral infection and disease for this population simply is the right thing to do...

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..Little is known about the characteristics of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) who have unmet dental care needs...

..4) SHCN children have a significant impact on family time requirements, economics, and employment patterns. The challenge is to use this information to improve services for SHCN children...

..This study concluded that CSN and children from lower socioeconomic levels did not adequately utilize dental facilities in Lagos. Preventive programs in schools and the development of dental clinics in or near their schools could help...

..Oral-systemic interactions will receive special emphasis by the training and research programs...

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..Perioperative nurses must act as patient advocates in providing a latex-safe environment and also ensure quality care...

..Logistic regression showed that programs with higher resident GPA and National Board Part I scores had less difficulty filling resident positions...

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..In the 20th century, the oral health of Americans, along with their life expectancy, improved dramatically. The 21st century offers dental professionals the opportunity to help patients maintain their oral health for a lifetime...

..Children with developmental disabilities face even more perceived barriers to care based on family income...

..The goal of this system is to help people with special needs enjoy a lifetime of oral health the same as other members of our society...

..Comprehensive dental care for 150 blind school children was carried out. The main goal of this oral hygiene programme was to create awareness to enable them to be independent in their oral hygiene care...

..Stakeholders, including dental professionals and the dental benefits industry, need to work together to develop innovative dental financing programs that will increase older Americans access to dental care...

..The purpose of this study was to assess the oral health status and dental needs of a nationally representative sample of 1- to 17-year-old children with or without autism...

..These changes and the way they approached their involvement in the program also earned the Zetland House team a place on the finalist list of the 2002 Focus Awards...

..A more individual approach is advised. The costs of the changes possibly have to be drawn from the regular dental budget...

..Emphasis in this review was placed on the reluctance of dental practitioners to participate, the resultant limited use of dental services, and the particular problems of youngsters with special health care needs...

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..Our findings suggest that self-care needs to be facilitated in an unobtrusive manner with minimal staff involvement, and clients should be referred to dental care providers experienced in treating people with SMI...

..Oral health was associated to dental extraction, which was considered the only solution to oral health disturbances, indicating that, for this population, oral health signifies not having teeth...

..Supernumerary premolars and opalescent changes of the maxillary incisors might be part of the clinical features related to trisomy 9 mosaic syndrome...

..It involved adults with severe disabilities which prevented them from being able to co-operate with dental treatment and intravenous cannulation for sedation...

..The authors surveyed pediatric dentists about their transition of adolescent patients with and without special health care needs (SHCNs) to adult care...

..Financial challenges were the primary problem followed by physical accessibility issues. Further research is required to discover how barriers to care can be overcome to assure that those with disabilities receive adequate dental care...

..The purpose of this study was to use existing data to determine capacity of the US dental care system to treat children with special health care needs (CSHCN)...

..Finally we consider future plans for this project and oral health provision in Kenya...

..It was important in both cases that the patients received regular follow-up exams so that the appliances could be appropriately altered as the patient adjusted...

..001). Increased AL in patients with DS was not associated with differences in socioeconomic status, personal/professional dental care, or mental disability...

..Institutions without SPC clinics tend to mainstream these patients into their predoctoral clinics or refer them to residency programs such as GPR or pediatric programs within their university...

..The DDQ seems to be a functional and easy-to-use instrument to alert parents to the presence of a toothache in this specific group of children with a learning disability...

..Special Care Dentistry should be included in the undergraduate curriculum of dental schools in Brazil. Master's and PhD postgraduate degree courses should be developed to produce more teachers, consultants, and researchers in this field...

..Ultimately, it was concluded that the delivery of general anesthesia for PSN in the dental office-based setting can be considered a very safe and successful procedure...

..They receive comprehensive instruction with the opportunity to complete a significant number of patients, employing a variety of treatment approaches...

..Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by sleep fragmentation, oxygen desaturation and daytime somnolence. It is common in people with Down syndrome, occurring in at least one-half of this population...

..This article focuses on a select number of these drugs, specific medical and pharmacologic challenges presented by adult special needs patients, and techniques to safely administer oral minimal and moderate sedation...

..Dental care management of patients with special needs is discussed and the dental treatment for this child with WS is described...

..The goal is to provide an overview that will help guide practicing dentists to understand their role in the care of children with special health care needs...

..To study criteria for helping to select children with special needs for dental treatment under general anaesthesia...

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..Under the current system of care, this situation will only get worse. The characteristics of a new model, which can better address the oral health problems of people with special needs, are described...

..Both drugs were well tolerated. Xylonest gives an effect of middle long duration and produces sufficient ischaemia (1 hour). Scandicain is well suited for short interventions. Both drugs can be used in risk patients...

..S. population has some type of disability, with approximately 12 percent of the population considered to have severe disabilities. The provision of dental care to such patients requires consideration beyond routine approaches...

..A strong emphasis on prevention must be a part of these changes...

..The uncertainty in treatment confronted by all clinicians is the density of bone, which is essential for implant survival...

..The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and discuss the relevance of FAS to clinical dental practice...

..Contributing factors in the physical, social, and organizational environment also were identified...

..An introduction is provided to these complex and diverse minority group family settings which increasingly are becoming a component of our communities...

..The necessity made it a rule to set up a theoretical and practical training. This specialized dentistry waits for recognition on behalf of supervisory organisms and a similar message spread by all nursing persons...

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..A synopsis of the most important disorders in children with Down syndrome is given. Findings that relate to malfunction are summed up; these findings can be influenced by Orofacial Regulation Therapy...

..The dental literature on the syndrome is scarce. The purpose of paper is to describe the interesting aspects of the dental treatment of a child with AS...

..Clinical Relevance: Members of the dental team should be aware of the skills required for DOHC and be familiar with using effective care pathways in relation to the provision of DOHC...

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..Teledentistry has the potential to be a significant new resource for enhancing early diagnosis and referral for treatment of children who otherwise might not receive care in a timely manner. ..

..In addition, we hypothesize that CSHCN will require relatively more restorative dental care and thus have higher dental expenditures per dental visit and overall than children without special needs. ..

..In addition, this career development award is expected to provide to Dr. Lewis the didactic and experiential training necessary to become an independent clinical investigator focusing on pediatric and dental health services research. ..

..As a secondary aim, we intend to identify dietary and oral hygiene habits, dental experience and parental oral health attitudes that would be amenable to intervention as part of our future case management model. ..

..Please refer to the Administrative Center Application for a complete description of the study Protocol and Manual of Procedures. ..

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..preparation of manuscripts and their publication in peer-reviewed journals; and 5. preparations of posters and slide presentations to present to national, regional and local scientific meetings. ..

..Benefit: This mix of quantitative techniques and a clinical study will be utilized to address the NIDCR Priority Research Area of eliminating oral health disparities. ..

..The costs of pharn1aceutical agents in the management of TMP and associated consequences-decreased frequency and intensity of pain and disability days-will be estimated through a cost model and through patient questionnaires. ..

..The investigators estimate that their study cohort will include well over 100,000 people. ..

..It is expected that findings will support the activity theory of aging and validate the beneficial effects of residents in LTC facilities participating in structured volunteer activities. ..

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..If these claims are verified in clinical trials, Orahealth Corporation will take the product to market, providing health benefits to the 20% of people who suffer from minor recurrent aphthous ulcers. ..

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