title: Unique Approach to Dental Management of Children with Hearing Impairment.
abstract: The number of deaf children has dramatically increased in the past few decades. These children present to the pediatric dentist a unique set of challenges mostly pertaining to the establishment of communication with them. There have been very few attempts in the past to break down these challenges and formulate a strategy on how to manage them effectively. This is a case report of a child who was successfully managed using two different modes of communication. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages are mentioned, and a common strategy incorporating the positives of both the methods has been devised.
  Renahan N, Varma RB, Kumaran P, Xavier AM. Unique Approach to Dental Management of Children with Hearing Impairment. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(1):107-110.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry Amrita University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Navanith
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Renahan
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: R Balagopal
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Parvathy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumaran
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Arun M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Xavier
keywords: Behavior management; Communication; Deaf child; Sign language.