Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- June 2017
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Vol:
- 18
- Issue:
- 2
Oral health status and treatment needs of school children undergoing special education integrated programme in Malaysia – a pilot study
Aim and objective: This pilot study aimed to assess oral health status and treatment needs among children with
special needs (CWSN) in a Special Education Integrated Programme school in Malaysia, to determine the feasibility
of verifying a baseline prior to conducting an intervention programme. Methodology: A total of 82 CWSN with different types of learning disabilities aged 6-12 years old, who complied with the criteria, participated in this study. Data were collected by clinical examination and analysed using SPSS 20.0 system. Results: Among the respondents, 62% had one or more decayed teeth, 80% did not have any restorations in their oral cavity and 70% had between moderate to severe plaque index score. Almost all the CWSN required oral hygiene education while more than half required oral prophylaxis and restorative treatment. Only 21% required extraction and 12% were advised to undergo orthodontic treatment.
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £0.00
- Page Start
- 53
- Page End
- 60
- Authors
- J John, S A Mani, V K Joshi, L Y Kuan, H W Lim, S LWan-Lin, L A Shoaib, R A Omar
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- Dental students’ attitudes towards understanding of health, disability and disease in dental patients in Wales, UK: a foundation for special care dentistry
- 43
- 52
- Oral health status and treatment needs of school children undergoing special education integrated programme in Malaysia – a pilot study
- 53
- 60