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Journal of Disability and Oral Health

Cover Date:

December 2010

Print ISSN:

1470-8558

Vol:

11

Issue:

4

‘Emily goes to the dentist’ - oral care for individuals with Down syndrome in the Netherlands

This article is primarily based on an Editorial in the Journal of Oral Health and Disability that describes the visits of a patient with Down syndrome named Emily. Oral health care for individuals with Down syndrome and other people with an impairment or disability in the Netherlands is discussed. Due to the syndrome-related oral aspects and specificity, the authors argue strongly in favour of multidisciplinary working within oral health care centres. The dependency of persons with Down syndrome necessitates an appeal to parents, (primary) carers and oral care professionals to work cooperatively to maintain oral health. Client-centred care is mandatory for optimal oral health in this vulnerable group.

Key words: Down syndrome, oral care

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£15.00

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Page Start

180

Page End

182

Authors

Elinor C M Bouvy-Berends, Wimke Reuland-Bosma

Articles from this issue

• Title
• Pg. Start
• Pg. End

1. Editorial
2. 154
3. 154

1. Bisphosphonates, oral implants and osteonecrosis of the jaw: a review and guidelines
2. 155
3. 162

1. Oral health status and dental treatment needs in institutionalised versus non-institutionalised psychiatric patients
2. 163
3. 170

1. Oral health and children with an intellectual disability: a focus group study of parent issues and perceptions.
2. 171
3. 177

1. ‘Emily goes to the dentist’ - oral care for individuals with Down syndrome in the Netherlands
2. 180
3. 182

1. Special Care Dentistry: Developing a highly skilled workforce
2. 183
3. 186

1. Oral radiological findings in a population of athletes at the III Para-Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. 187
3. 191

1. The impact of dementia on the care of dental implants: a case report
2. 192
3. 194

1. Author Index 2010
2. 195
3. 197