1. Special Needs Dentistry

3. Disability in Dentistry

  • what does impariment mean specifically
  • in australia, what makes people considered to have a disability?
  • what is the definition of special needs dentistry?
  • What are some specific problems related to
    • dysphagia
    • diabetes
    • people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
    • people with neurological disorders
  • What are the components of the ICF framework

4. Treatment Planning

  • what is the definition of special needs dentistry?
  • what are the 5 types of patient populations that specialists in special needs dentistry need to provide services and care for?
  • what are the the types of care routinely provided by specialists in SND?
  • What are the barriers to maintaining oral health
  • What are the treatment modifications needed in SND what is “ACCESS”
  • What are the key steps at an inital consult of SND ?

5. Disability Access

  • what are the categories of barriers to accessing oral healthcare?
  • What are the patient related factors in access?
  • what are the care-related factors
  • what are the professional factors
  • what are the health system factors
  • what are the consequences of barriers
  • What are the four key areas for access
    • how to facilitate these four key areas