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Dental treatment for deaf patients
Author(s) -
CLARK CHARLES A.,
CANGELOSIWILLIAMS PATRICIA,
LEE MARGARET A.,
MORGAN LORI
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1986.tb00968.x
Subject(s) - medicine , interpreter , psychosocial , special needs , sign language , population , special populations , american sign language , privilege (computing) , hearing impaired , dental care , family medicine , audiology , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , computer science , psychotherapist , programming language
SUMMARY The deaf population requires special treatment in the dental office. Virtually all published articles in the literature about dental treatment for these persons are reviewed. This population is one of several populations having limited access to care as identified by the ADA. A course developed to address the special needs of persons who are hearing impaired is described. Definitions of persons who are hearing impaired, education of deaf persons, psychosocial aspects of deafness, aids to communication, the deaf community, sign language, and interpreting and interpreters are topics discussed here that will improve dentists' service to deaf persons. The dental professional has the privilege of providing care to all Americans and the hearing‐impaired population has been identified as one having special treatment needs. After exposure to this information, dental students and dentists should become more aware of, and seek more information pertaining to the special needs of deaf persons. It is further hoped that they will make the modifications necessary to accommodate deaf persons as patients.