Are adults with autism receiving regular preventive dental services?

Robin McNeil; Kimberly Krust Bray; Tanya Villalpando Mitchell; Chandler Pendleton; Leonardo Marchini

doi:10.1111/scd.12738

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Are adults with autism receiving regular preventive dental services?

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Are adults with autism receiving regular preventive dental services?

Robin McNeil, Kimberly Krust Bray, Tanya Villalpando Mitchell, Chandler Pendleton and Leonardo Marchini

Special care in dentistry, Vol.43(1), pp.3-8

01/2023

DOI: 10.1111/scd.12738

PMCID: PMC10084249

PMID: 35636432

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Abstract

To investigate the frequency of preventive dental care among adults with autism and explore factors associated with receiving regular preventive care. De-identified data was collected from electronic health records of 18-year-old or older patients with autism that had at least one preventive dental procedure recorded. The data was then analyzed to describe the frequency of preventive dental procedures provided for this population and investigate what variables are associated with regular care. Sample size was 119, 67% were males, average age was 30.8 years, and 58% had Medicaid. Average BMI was 42.8, the prevalence of diabetes and heart disease were 16% and 34%, respectively, and 86% reported mental health problems. Recreational drug use was 6.8%, alcohol use was 19%, and tobacco use 16%. Xerostomia was reported by 32%, and the average number of medications was 7.2 ± 5.5. The average number of preventive dental visits was 7.9 ± 10.6, and 35% of the patients had at least one preventive dental visit per year. Only number of medications had a statistically significant association with number of preventive dental visits. Only one in every three adults with autism had at least one preventive dental visit per year.

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Title: Subtitle: Are adults with autism receiving regular preventive dental services?
Creators: Robin McNeil - University of Iowa
Kimberly Krust Bray - University of Missouri–Kansas City
Tanya Villalpando Mitchell - University of Iowa
Chandler Pendleton - University of Iowa
Leonardo Marchini - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Special care in dentistry, Vol.43(1), pp.3-8
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12738
PMID: 35636432
PMCID: PMC10084249
NLM abbreviation: Spec Care Dentist
ISSN: 0275-1879
eISSN: 1754-4505
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 05/30/2022
Date published: 01/2023
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dental Research
Record Identifier: 9984323232302771

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