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Promoting oral health for people with learning disabilities.

Why you should read this article: • To refresh your knowledge of risk factors for suboptimal oral health in people with learning disabilities • To recognise the importance of education and training for healthcare professionals and carers to support oral health for people with learning disabilities •...

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Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 19 - 26
Main Author: Williamson, Becky
Format: case study review Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Oct2024
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        affil: Teaching assistant, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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          Risk Assessment
          Caregivers Education
          Dentists Education
          Students, Dental
          Oral Health
          Health Promotion Methods
          Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
          Dental Caries Surgery
          Health Services Accessibility
          Dental Care
          Dependency (Psychology)
          Food Preferences
          Practice Guidelines
          Professional Development
          Tooth Diseases Prevention and Control
          Outcomes of Education
          Female
          Adult
          Support, Psychosocial
          Autism Spectrum Disorder
          Health Personnel, Unlicensed
          Learning Methods
          Photography
          Videorecording
          Office Visits
          Dental Clinics
          Diet Adverse Effects
          Communication Methods
          Tooth Extraction
          Anesthesia, General
          Recovery
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
      ab: Why you should read this article: • To refresh your knowledge of risk factors for suboptimal oral health in people with learning disabilities • To recognise the importance of education and training for healthcare professionals and carers to support oral health for people with learning disabilities • To read about interventions that can be used to support access to dental care for people with learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities have poorer oral health compared with the general population. Risk factors for suboptimal oral health in this group include diet, reliance on others for oral care and barriers to accessing dental care. This article discusses these risk factors and considers the importance of education and training for carers and healthcare professionals, including dentists and dental students, to enhance oral health in people with learning disabilities. The author uses a fictional case study to illustrate some of the challenges experienced by people with learning disabilities in accessing oral care and how the use of interventions such as desensitisation programmes, as well as reasonable adjustments, can help address these challenges.
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