Designing and implementing a school-based dental program for students with developmental disabilities

ABSTRACT Students with developmental disabilities in Atlantic County Special Services School District (ACSSSD) receive on‐site dental care through a program created by UMDNJ‐New Jersey Dental School (NJDS). The program's goal was to coordinate dental school resources with those of a school dist...

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Published in:Special care in dentistry 2004-11, Vol.24 (6), p.308-312
Main Authors: York, Jill A., Holtzman, Joseph M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
access
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
dental
Dental Care for Children - organization & administration
Dental Care for Disabled - organization & administration
Dentistry
Developmental Disabilities
disability
Disabled Children
Female
Health Promotion
Health Resources
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Male
Needs Assessment
Organizational Objectives
program
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Quality of Health Care
School Dentistry - organization & administration
special needs
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Summary:ABSTRACT Students with developmental disabilities in Atlantic County Special Services School District (ACSSSD) receive on‐site dental care through a program created by UMDNJ‐New Jersey Dental School (NJDS). The program's goal was to coordinate dental school resources with those of a school district, county agencies and the Delta Dental Foundation to provide quality dental services to the students, aged 3–21 years. The University developed a Needs Assessment Survey and distributed 450 surveys to the students' parent/guardian(s). Completed surveys were returned by 131 respondents. Of the 131 children represented, 75 had not been seen by a dentist within the past year. In response to guardian reported access problems, UMDNJ‐NJDS and ACSSSD developed a school‐based dental care delivery system and a program for health promotion and disease.
ISSN:0275-1879
1754-4505
DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.2004.tb01710.x