Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
April 2001
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
2
Issue:
1

Dentist-related barriers to treatment in a group of individuals with Down syndrome in France: implications for dental education

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate social, functional and physiological indicators of the receipt of dental treatment in a sample of people with Down syndrome (DS) in France. Method: The Oral Assessment – Down Syndrome questionnaire (OADS) was used to collect data from 204 sets of parents of people with DS. Results: Older age (odds ratio [OR]: 7.8; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.9–20.8), annual dental visits (OR: 10.2; 95%CI: 4.0–26.3) and delayed deciduous exfoliation (OR: 2.8; 95%CI: 1.1–7.2) were associated with increased odds for receipt of dental treatment, while annual cardiac clinic visits (OR: 0.2; 95%CI: 0.1–0.5), food spill during meals (OR: 0.4; 95%CI: 0.1–0.9) and habitual tongue protrusion (OR: 0.4; 95%CI: 0.2–1.0) were associated with decreased odds for receipt of dental treatment. Conclusions: These findings suggest that children with DS and cardiac problems and those with indicators of more severe dysfunctional oral problems are less likely to receive dental treatment than their peers without such problems. The results are discussed in relation to attitudes and knowledge of the dental profession and the lack of training of dentists in the field of special care dentistry. Keywords: Down syndrome, dental health service access, dental education, dental care for the disabled

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
£15.00
Page Start
18
Page End
26
Authors
Martine Hennequin, Denise Faulks, Paul J Allison

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