Book chapter
Oral Health Treatment Planning: Dental Disease Prevention and Oral Health Promotion for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities
Handbook of Treatment Planning for Children with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders, pp.147-164
Autism and Child Psychopathology Series, Springer International Publishing
10/26/2022
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06120-2_8
Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are at increased risk for poor oral health. Optimal oral health helps children achieve their maximum potential by preventing systemic health complications and giving them opportunities to eat, sleep, play, socialize, and learn throughout the life course without having to experience the health, economic, and social sequelae of untreated dental diseases. In this chapter, we describe the barriers to optimal oral health. We adopt a behavioral lens that lends itself to immediate strategies that can address the known risk factors for common oral diseases. Our goal is to empower nondental health professionals who treat children with ASD to play a more active role in oral health promotion and dental disease prevention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral Health Treatment Planning: Dental Disease Prevention and Oral Health Promotion for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities
- Creators
- Donald L. ChiLeah I. Stein Duker
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Handbook of Treatment Planning for Children with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders, pp.147-164
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Series
- Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-06120-2_8
- eISSN
- 2192-9238
- ISSN
- 2192-922X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/26/2022
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984306742002771
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