Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
December 2016
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
17
Issue:
4

Oral health interventions for children and adolescents with disabilities: a scoping review

Abstract
Background: The existing literature on improving the oral health and oral health related outcomes of children and
adolescents with disabilities, reports on interventions targeting a range of groups, in very prescribed settings and
using varying methods. This variability of measure, population and intervention makes synthesising this knowledge
difficult. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the types of oral health interventions implemented for
children and adolescents with disabilities (CAWD), prior to a more focused Cochrane supported Systematic Review. A scoping review is a practical methodological approach to finding relevant literature in a previously unsearched subject area. Methodology: A search strategy of five databases was developed and carried out. A screening protocol for the
articles was piloted and implemented and inter-rater (n =2) agreement measured. The bibliographic software
Endnote was used to record and manage the articles. Results: A total of 3,909 articles was identified. Duplicate, non-English language and articles not meeting the inclusion criteria following screening were excluded. 112 studies were finally included. The number of interventions has increase dramatically in the last 15 years. The usual disability targeted was intellectual. The most usual type of intervention was therapy based and all were very diverse. Skills-based interventions, which predominantly focused on tooth brushing skills, were the next most usual.Conclusion: The use of a scoping review, to identify the range and type of oral health interventions for CAWD, has proved efficient and effective and has helped to focus the objectives of a Systematic Review of the topic.

Key words: Children, adolescent, disability, oral health, intervention.

DOI: 10.443/JDOH/Waldron_06

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Page Start
144
Page End
149
Authors
C Waldron, C MacGiolla Phadraig, C Comiskey, J Nunn

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