James T Rule,Jos V M Welie
James T Rule
The standard ethical arguments that prescribe dentistry's involvement in improving access to oral health care are based on the ethical principle of social justice. The authors underwrite this principle but argue that, as with other ethical ...
Clemencia M Vargas,Oscar Arevalo
Clemencia M Vargas
Oral health is associated with overall health, and lack of access to dental care has consequences that go far beyond aesthetics. Most oral diseases are preventable and are relatively easy and inexpensive to address at early stages. However,...
Burton L Edelstein
Burton L Edelstein
Home oral health practice: the foundation for desensitization and dental care for special needs [0.03%]
居家口腔护理实践：特殊需求人群脱敏和牙科护理的基础
Fred S Ferguson,Debra Cinotti
Fred S Ferguson
As oral health is increasingly recognized as a foundation for health and wellness, caregivers for special needs patients are an essential component of the oral health team and must become knowledgeable and competent in home oral health prac...
Behavioral management for patients with intellectual and developmental disorders [0.03%]
智力与发育障碍患者的行为管理
Karen A Raposa
Karen A Raposa
Intellectual and developmental disorders can severely impair a patient's ability to communicate and socialize. Individuals with such disorders tend to have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations. Sy...
S Thikkurissy,Shantanu Lal
S Thikkurissy
Children who have systemic diseases face a burden of disease distinctly greater than their healthy counterparts. Neglect or delay of addressing this burden can lead not only to significant morbidity for the child, but also to family dysfunc...
Maureen Romer,Nancy J Dougherty
Maureen Romer
Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) in patients who have developmental disabilities is a complex disorder, and its underlying etiologies are poorly understood. SIB is a significant factor in hospitalizations, decisions to use psychotropic medica...
Nancy J Dougherty
Nancy J Dougherty
Individuals who have cerebral palsy (CP) face many physical challenges throughout their lifetimes in addition to societal barriers that can have an impact on quality of life. The ability to access appropriate dental care has long been an is...
Burton L Nussbaum
Burton L Nussbaum
There are a number of diseases and conditions that prevent the sufferer from adequately opening the mouth. The danger of inanition, malnutrition, chronic periodontal disease, caries, and abscessed teeth are very real to this population. Den...
Kelly P Halligan,Timothy J Halligan,Arthur H Jeske et al.
Kelly P Halligan et al.
Since its discovery in the 1980s, HIV has infected every continent on the globe by crossing socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and gender barriers, and it continues to contribute to human morbidity and mortality. Advances in medicine and techno...