Dental needs of intellectually disabled children attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, T
dc.contributor.authorChetty, M
dc.contributor.authorKimmie-Dhansay, F
dc.contributor.authorFieggen, K
dc.contributor.authorStephen, Lawrence X.G.S
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T15:15:36Z
dc.date.available2016-10-05T15:15:36Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE. To assess the dental needs of a group of children with intellectual disability (ID) attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS. This was a cross-sectional study based on a convenience sampling method. One hundred and fifty-seven children with ID attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town were included in the survey. Five schools were exclusively funded by the State and one school received additional private financial support. The oral examinations complied with guidelines drafted by Special Olympics Special Smiles programme and the Centers for Disease Control, USA. RESULTS. The most common dental disorders requiring management were gingival disease (69%) and untreated dental caries (68%). Almost 50% of the children had missing teeth. Twenty-nine percent needed orthodontic correction of malocclusion and 7% had structural abnormalities of their teeth that required either aesthetic or functional intervention. Fillings were evident in only 8% of the children. Females required more dental treatment than males. The dental needs of children with ID increased with age. There were no significant differences in the dental needs of children attending State-funded schools and those attending the single school that received additional financial assistance. CONCLUSION. The frequency of unmet dental needs of children with ID attending special educational facilities in Cape Town was high and the dental care available to them was minimal. The study highlights the need for improved dental services to ensure that optimal oral health is accessible to children with ID attending special educational facilities in Cape Town.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRoberts, T. et al (2016). Dental needs of intellectually disabled children attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town. South African Medical Journal, 106(6): S94-S97en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2437
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.xoi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i6.11006
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsThe South African Journal Medical Journal is an Open Access Journal and provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.xoi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i6.11006
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectPaediatric dentistryen_US
dc.subjectPaediatric patientsen_US
dc.subjectWestern Capeen_US
dc.subjectDental needsen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual disability (ID)en_US
dc.titleDental needs of intellectually disabled children attending six special educational facilities in Cape Townen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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