title: Dental treatment needs in three institutions for the handicapped.
abstract: Treatment needs for caries, periodontal disease and dentures were assessed in 194 handicapped persons attending three institutions for the handicapped in Cork, Ireland. Criteria and methods of assessment used were those employed in the recently completed National Survey of Childrens' Dental Health in Ireland, which were based on (WHO) Oral Health Surveys--Basic Methods. The need for extractions and complicated restorations was highest in older patients, whilst the removal of sub- and supragingival calculus was the most common periodontal treatment need. Treatment was completed for 130 patients by final year dental undergraduates or junior hospital staff (primary care), while the remaining 64 were treated by consultant staff (secondary care).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000628:therapy; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy