Importance Autistic children have poorer oral health and greater oral care challenges, which
are often associated with sensory overresponsivity, than neurotypical peers. It is important to …

Background Oral health is essential for overall well-being and can significantly improve
quality of life. However, people with special health care needs (SHCN) often face challenges …

The social determinants of health impact disproportionately on disabled people creating a
cumulative risk of unequal oral health outcomes, compounded by impairment. Problems in …

Objective To verify whether factors associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) would
have impact on the dental-caries prevalence. Materials and methods All ASD-individuals …

Importance Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are recognized to be at
increased risk of develo** dental caries (decay). Evidence is mixed regarding the …

Previous research has found that rural children are more likely to be disabled but are less
likely to receive care. Both rural and disabled children were significantly impacted by the …

Methods: This paper describes the first use of population-level administrative health data to
examine the use of medically required dental services by youth with IDD compared with …

Background Children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) experience higher unmet
dental treatment needs than their healthy peers (NSHCN). Aim We compared dental …

OBJECTIVES Despite similar or greater levels of preventive dental service use, children with
special health care needs (SHCN) have historically demonstrated more unmet oral health …

Aim (1) To determine the repartition of criteria which can be considered as marks of lack of
assent by the child with intellectual disabilities from the dentist's point of view and whether …