Event Date
28 Mar 2023
Inter Departmental Meet
PRESENTERS :
DR MOUNASHREE. N.
DR RISHIKA BIRADAR
DR SOMYA SINHA
DR SOUMYA PAI K
DR ARYA RADHAKRISHNAN
SUMMARY
Oral health of special children has been one of the grey area in the field of pediatric dentistry. There has been general agreement that these children has increasing prevalence of poor oral hygiene , compromised gingival and periodontal health and increased prevalence of dental caries than general population. Health care of such individuals requires specialized knowledge as well as increased awareness and attention,adaptation and accommodative measure beyond what our considered routine.
The goals of care include establishing dental home at an early age, obtaining thorough medical,dental and social patient histories and providing preventive and therapeutic services including behavior guidance and the multidisciplinary approach when needed.
An improved accessibility to dental services as well as dental health education is necessary to ensure that optimum dental care should reach this special group.
