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Dental treatment needs in three institutions for the handicapped
Author(s) -
Holland Timothy J.,
O'Mullane Denis M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01500.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentures , periodontal disease , dentistry , family medicine , dental care
Treatment needs for caries, periodontal disease and dentures were assessed in 194 handicapped persons attending three institutions for the handicapped in Cork, Ireland. Criteria and methods of assessment used were those employed in the recently completed National Survey of Childrens' Dental Health in Ireland, which were based on (WHO) Oral Health Surveys ‐ Basic Methods. The need for extractions and complicated restorations was highest in older patients, whilst the removal of sub‐ and supragingival calculus was the most common periodontal treatment need. Treatment was completed for 130 patients by final year dental undergraduates or junior hospital staff (primary care), while the remaining 64 were treated by consultant staff (secondary care).