Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- December 2010
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Vol:
- 11
- Issue:
- 4
‘Emily goes to the dentist’ - oral care for individuals with Down syndrome in the Netherlands
This article is primarily based on an Editorial in the Journal of Oral Health and Disability that describes the visits of a patient with Down syndrome named Emily. Oral health care for individuals with Down syndrome and other people with an impairment or disability in the Netherlands is discussed. Due to the syndrome-related oral aspects and specificity, the authors argue strongly in favour of multidisciplinary working within oral health care centres. The dependency of persons with Down syndrome necessitates an appeal to parents, (primary) carers and oral care professionals to work cooperatively to maintain oral health. Client-centred care is mandatory for optimal oral health in this vulnerable group.
Key words: Down syndrome, oral care
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £
- Page Start
- 180
- Page End
- 182
- Authors
- Elinor C M Bouvy-Berends, Wimke Reuland-Bosma
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