title: Outcomes of Oral Health Screenings at Two Different Institutions Serving Individuals with Special Health Care Needs in Massachusetts.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As part of the 2009-2010 Massachusetts Dental Society Leadership Institute, two oral health screening and prevention education programs were conducted at institutions in Massachusetts that serve individuals with special health care needs (ISHCN).
  
  
  METHODS
  Members of the Leadership Institute class of 2009-2010 built relationships with two institutions that served individuals with ISHCN-one that housed residents with special health care needs and another that served as a day-care facility. Oral health screenings were conducted at both institutions. Retrospective analysis of the data from the two screenings is presented in the current study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-four oral health screenings were conducted at the organization that acted as a daycare/drop-in center for ISHCN who reside in a family home, and 21 screenings were conducted of ISHCN at a residential facility. Among those residing in family homes, 23 percent needed urgent care whereas only 5 percent who were living in an institution needed urgent care. Overall, a total of 40 percent had untreated caries and 48 percent were free of caries based on the oral health screenings. Sixteen percent of subjects were in pain from their mouth at the time of the screenings.
authors.forename: Kanika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Paiyal
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authors.lastname: Popat
authors.forename: Diane
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authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Caterina
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authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Marc
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authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Cae Ellen
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Factor
authors.forename: Kristine
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authors.lastname: Seibel
authors.forename: Frank
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authors.lastname: Schiano
authors.forename: Risha
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authors.lastname: De Leon
authors.forename: Abraham
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authors.lastname: Itty
authors.forename: Romesh R
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authors.lastname: Nalliah
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008404:Massachusetts; D009909:Oral Health