Background People with special health care needs continue to have difficulties accessing
regular dental care partly due to oral health professionals feeling they lack the knowledge …

Aims To investigate barriers experienced by clinicians treating individuals with special
needs in the Australian public dental system. Methods and results Oral health professionals …

Background To explore the profile of patients and treatment delivered at specialist referral
centres for individuals with special needs. Methods A cross-sectional audit was conducted of …

Abstract Special Needs Dentistry has recently been recognised as a dental specialty in
Australia. In states other than Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, this patient …

As a profession we have a responsibility to ensure that the oral health needs of individuals
and groups who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, medical, emotional or social …

Background: The South Australian Dental Service's Special Needs Network was established
to support oral health professionals working within their statewide government-funded …

Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 requires that all people with a disability are entitled to a
needs assessment and, by implication, provision of identified care needs. This process …

Introduction People from vulnerable groups have higher levels of untreated dental disease
compared to the general population, yet often experience barriers to accessing care …

dentistry have been established in Melbourne and Adelaide, involving a mix of both public
and private dentists and dental auxiliaries. Importantly, not only has clinical care provision …

Background This study aimed to explore the challenges experienced in dental health care
by professionals and caregivers of persons with special needs in Trinidad and Tobago. This …