title: Planning dental treatment for people with special needs.
abstract: People with disabilities and other special needs present unique challenges for oral health professionals in planning and carrying out dental treatment. This article presents a schema for planning dental treatment that encourages the oral health provider to fully consider multiple medical, social, psychologic and dental findings when preparing treatment recommendations for a patient with special needs. If these factors are fully integrated, the resulting treatment recommendations provide the best chance of helping the individual achieve and maintain a lifetime of oral health.
authors.affiliation: University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, 2155 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. pglassman@pacific.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Subar
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003625:Data Collection; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014481:United States