I am a paediatric dentist who has been working for over 20 years with the families of children who are on the autistic spectrum. This article is based...
This article will give the reader insight into special care dentistry and the role of the dental nurse within it
People with disabilities are potentially one of the most marginalised groups in our society. What this series of papers aims to do is to raise...
Communication between dental professionals and their patients with a hearing loss can be very difficult, but better deaf awareness and assistive...
This article will explain some of the reasons people become homeless, their oral health needs and what the dental team can do to help
Prison dental professionals have to manage a complex agenda in order to deliver optimum care for their patients, and require a range of skills...
Conscious sedation offers an easy and safe technique to carry out dental treatment in patients with learning disabilities. This article highlights the...
Carole Boyle and Sam Koburunga outline common mental health problems, how these conditions affect managing adult patients in the dental surgery and...
Oral health care for special care patients with physical or sensory disability can present a challenge and with an increasing number of older people...
Barbara Simpson, a specialist dental nurse in Birmingham, shares her views on working with special care patients
