JDE
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Dent Educ. 69(2): 249-254 2005
© 2005 American Dental Education Association
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Waldman, H. B.
Right arrow Articles by Cinotti, D. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Waldman, H. B.
Right arrow Articles by Cinotti, D. A.

Critical Issues in Dental Education

Preparing Dental Graduates to Provide Care to Individuals with Special Needs

H. Barry Waldman, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Sanford J. Fenton, D.D.S., M.D.S.; Steven P. Perlman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D.; Debra A. Cinotti, D.D.S.

Key words: accreditation, special needs patients, developmental disabilities

Submitted for publication 08/30/04; accepted 10/25/04

In 2004, the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) adopted a new standard that directs dental and dental hygiene programs to prepare dental professionals for the care of persons with special health care needs. This article reviews the demographics of individuals with special needs, documents that most dental schools provide their students with very limited educational opportunities related to the care of this population, describes the path that was followed to bring about change in the accrediting standard, and discusses the difficulties involved in developing the needed educational programs. Educational programs at two dental schools are presented as examples of how schools can provide students with learning experiences pertinent to the new CODA standard that states: "Graduates must be competent in assessing the treatment needs of patients with special needs."




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
L. M. DeLucia and E. L. Davis
Dental Students' Attitudes Toward the Care of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Relationship Between Instruction and Experience
J Dent Educ., April 1, 2009; 73(4): 445 - 453.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
D. M. Schwenk, D. C. Stoeckel, and S. E. Rieken
Survey of Special Patient Care Programs at U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools
J Dent Educ., September 1, 2007; 71(9): 1153 - 1159.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
N. T. Keselyak, M. Simmer-Beck, K. K. Bray, and C. C. Gadbury-Amyot
Evaluation of an Academic Service-Learning Course on Special Needs Patients for Dental Hygiene Students: A Qualitative Study
J Dent Educ., March 1, 2007; 71(3): 378 - 392.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
H. L. Kleinert, C. Sanders, J. Mink, D. Nash, J. Johnson, S. Boyd, and S. Challman
Improving Student Dentist Competencies and Perception of Difficulty in Delivering Care to Children with Developmental Disabilities Using a Virtual Patient Module
J Dent Educ., February 1, 2007; 71(2): 279 - 286.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
H. B. Waldman and S. P. Perlman
A special care dentistry specialty: sounds good, but . . .
J Dent Educ., October 1, 2006; 70(10): 1019 - 1022.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
R. A. Kuthy, M. R. McQuistan, K. J. Riniker, K. E. Heller, and F. Qian
Students' Comfort Level in Treating Vulnerable Populations and Future Willingness to Treat: Results Prior to Extramural Participation
J Dent Educ., December 1, 2005; 69(12): 1307 - 1314.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
L. P. Dao, S. Zwetchkenbaum, and M. R. Inglehart
General Dentists and Special Needs Patients: Does Dental Education Matter?
J Dent Educ., October 1, 2005; 69(10): 1107 - 1115.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2005 by the American Dental Education Association.