Slipping through the cracks. Dental care for older persons with intellectual disabilities.
An increasing population of men and women with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities is reaching older ages. As our country continues the process of deinstitutionalization, these individuals will require treatment in communities. Dental practitioners increasingly will be involved in the needs of this population, many of whom are members of families being treated in private dental practices. A review of these developments and the particular dental needs of these patients is considered.
Waldman
H Barry
HB
Department of General Dentistry, State University at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, USA.
Truhlar
Mary Rose
MR
Perlman
Steven R
SR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D003704:Dementia; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005850:Geriatric Dentistry / Q000193:education; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States