Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
June 2009
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Electronic ISSN:
1754-2758
Vol:
10
Issue:
2

Recruitment difficulties associated with epidemiological surveys of the dental health of children with a Statement of Educational Special Needs in four PCTs in the Northwest of England in 2006/7

Abstract To determine the dental health of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs. To measure the dental health of children aged 5, 12, 14 years and year 6 (10-11 years) with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in four PCTs in Northwest England. Design:A cross sectional epidemiological survey of the dental health and socioeconomic status of children with a Statement of Educational Special Needs that were prepared to participate in the survey. Results:Two hundred and six schools with children in possession of a Statement of Special Educational Needs (94%) agreed to participate and 34% of parents agreed to allow their children to participate in the study. Participation was age related with 51% of 5-year-old children and 22% of 14-year-olds agreeing to participate. The mean weighted Index of Deprivation (ID) was higher amongst those parents who ignored requests to participate in the study than amongst those actively agreeing or actively refusing to participate in the study. The mean dental decay experience of the children participating in the study was similar to the wider same age population in the Northwest. Conclusion: The results suggest that participation in dental epidemiological studies amongst children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs is a problem and that the difficulty of recruitment is particularly acute amongst children from disadvantaged backgrounds and amongst older cohorts. Dental health among young children with a Statement of Educational Need was similar to that of the wider same age population. This study has highlighted the need to identify methodologies that will encourage wider participation in such dental studies.

Keywords: Special Educational Needs, consent, dental health

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Authors
K M Milsom, K Buchanan, J Neville, M Tickle

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