Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder

Description

Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder provides a basic understanding of patients with developmental and intellectual disorders and offers help in communicating with and treating these patients. The book opens with an overview of the major types of developmental disabilities-autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, attention deficit, cerebral palsy-and others such as spina bifida and learning difficulties. Following chapters also discuss how to gather personal information, medical histories, dental experiences, and oral habits; determine family dynamics; and understand how to communicate with patients and model desired patient behavior. The authors also cover aspects of the dental exam and hygiene appointment, and restorative treatment, both in the office and hospital setting. A review of follow-up care and the long-term impact on the practice, the patient, and the families when caring for these patients is covered. Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder is a must-have book for practicing and student pediatric dentists, general dentists, and dental hygienists whose patients include families with developmentally or intellectually disabled members.

Hallmark Features

• Descriptions of most common forms of developmental and intellectual disorders
• Practical methods of caring for patients with these disabilities, including how to guide and model behavior
• Practice management tips to accommodate patients with special needs
• Instructions to give caregivers for home oral therapy

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Foreword
  Timothy P. Shriver
• Preface
  Karen A. Raposa and Steven P. Perlman
• Introduction: The amazing tale of the three dentists, the cliff diver, and the avoidance of the mundane
  Rick Rader

• Chapter 1 Overview: defining developmental disorders
  H. Barry Waldman and Steven P. Perlman
• Chapter 2 Patient/personal interview
  Maureen Romer
• Chapter 3 Medical/developmental review/interview
  Martha Ann Keels
• Chapter 4 Treatment considerations
• Section 1 Behavioral supports
  Ray A. Lyons
• Section 2 Alternative behavioral support strategies
  Clive Friedman
• Section 3 Aging population supports
  Paul S. Farsai and Joseph M. Calabrese
• Chapter 5 Overall health
  Matthew Holder and Henry Hood
• Chapter 6 Treatment accommodations
  Debra Cinotti
• Chapter 7 The exam/hygiene appointment
  Ann-Marie C. DePalma and Karen A. Raposa
• Chapter 8 Preventing oral health problems
  Paul Glassman and Christine E. Miller
• Chapter 9 Restorative appointments
  Federico Garcia-Godoy and Cristina E. Garcia-Godoy
• Chapter 10 Offi ce-based sedation
  Matthew Cooke
• Chapter 11 Hospital dentistry/general anesthesia
  Allen Wong
• Chapter 12 Practice management tips
  David Albert Tesini
• Chapter 13 Improving oral health through community-based interventions
  Paul Glassman
• Chapter 14 Long-term impact
  Jo Ann Simons

• Epilogue: International perspective
  Luc A.M. Marks
• Index

Author Information

Karen A. Raposa, RDH, MBA is a registered dental hygienist and mother of a son with autism. She has written textbook chapters, magazine articles, and continuing education materials on patients with autism and developmental disabilities. Ms. Raposa lectures internationally at professional dental and dental hygiene meetings.

Steven P. Perlman, DDS, MScD, DHL (Hon) is Global Clinical Director of the Special Olympics Special Smiles program. He also is Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the Boston University School of Dental Medicine and works in private practice in Lynn, Massachusetts.