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Special child are at high risk of chronic physical, developmental, behavioural conditions and they necessitate more amount of oral health treatment required by normal children. Objective: To evaluate the oral health conception Amida carers of cerebral palsy(CP) children. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire study of 99 carers of CP children’s were registered. The survey was conducted in SVNIRTAR Olatpur, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Questions based on sociodemographic and conception and attitudes of carers towards oral health care. Results: The mean age of the carers was 40 years. 57.6% were female and mothers of the CP children. 42.4% were female and 33.3% of them were fathers of the children. The major oral health issues were bad breath (62.6%), decayed (64.6%), missing (60.6%), filled (56.6%), malocclusion (70.7%), and the severity of cerebral palsy Class I-III was seen in 74.7% of the children followed by Class IV-V in 25.3%. 32.3% were communicated verbally, 64.4% were non-verbally and 3% had no effective communication. 57.6% had poor oral health followed by 36.4% had moderate and 6.1% had good. Clinical treatment need revealed was an extraction of permanent teeth (50.5%), followed by filling (30.3%), pulpotomy and sealants primary teeth were 4% each, space maintenance (3%), fluoridation (2%), extraction of primary teeth (1%), all of the above treatment (3%) and no treatment required (2%). 66.7% of carers thought their children had medical problems where 33.3% thought oral health issues. Around 89.9% of carers used a toothbrush to clean the teeth where only 2% used an electrical brush and 8.1% used their fingers. Conclusions: Creating awareness among carers about tooth brushing and other factors and to make dental treatment more accessible may help to upgrade the oral wellbeing of special care needs children.

Oral Health Conception in Parents of Indian Cerebral Palsy Children: A Self administer Questionnaire Study