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Medical health care professionals' assessments of oral health needs in children with disabilities: a qualitative study

Hallberg, Ulrika, Klingberg, Gunilla·2005·European Journal of Oral Sciences
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00238.x
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Good collaboration between medical and dental care is essential to provide not only good oral health care, but also more holistic care for children with disabilities. The aim was to explore and describe medical health care professionals' assessments and considerations of orofacial problems and treatment needs in children with disabilities and in their families. In‐depth interviews focusing on orofacial function were carried out with 17 medical health care employees. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed in open and focused (selective) coding processes according to grounded theory. A core category was identified and named focusing on basic needs, showing that oral health care assessment was not on the agenda of medical health care professionals, but was instead viewed as a responsibility of parents or dentists. This study shows that oral health issues are not fully integrated in the medical care of children with disabilities. The omission of oral health issues from the medical agenda implies a risk of oral health problems in children with disabilities. To put the oral cavity and oral health on the medical agenda, dentists need to influence the undergraduate training of medical professionals and to initiate co‐operation with the medical care system.

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  • Qualitative studies in Sweden, France and Brazil found various attitudes towards integrated care in both dental and medical healthcare teams.

    “Besides, qualitative studies conducted in Sweden, France and Brazil found various attitudes towards integrated care in both dental and medical healthcare teams, in terms of professional interests, shared tasks and responsibility.”

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    “Patients’ problems seem to motivate confident practitioners to provide oral healthcare.”

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  • Some publications reported that patients and most primary healthcare providers did not attribute value to continuity of care in oral health because oral health conditions are rarely life threatening.

    “Some publications reported that patients and most of the primary healthcare providers did not attribute value to continuity of care in the field of oral health because oral health conditions are rarely life threatening.”

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Authors
Hallberg, U., & Klingberg, G.
Affiliations
Nordic School of Public Health (SE)
Corresponding author
Klingberg, Gunilla
ORCID
Klingberg, Gunilla
Venue
European Journal of Oral Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-10
Volume
113
Issue
5
Pages
363-368
ISSN
  • 0029-845X (ISSN-L)
  • 0909-8836
  • 1600-0722
DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00238.x
OpenAlex
W1986223898
Cited by
25
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2 d)
Locations
  • European Journal Of Oral Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
Keywords
children with disabilities, oral health needs, medical-dental collaboration, holistic care, basic needs, family involvement, medical education, interdisciplinary collaboration
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Child, Child Health Services, Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities, Dental Care for Disabled, Dentists, Education, Medical, Female, Health Personnel, Health Resources, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Health, Parents, Professional-Family Relations, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Dental Care for Children, Children with Disabilities, Disabled Children, Needs Assessment, Resource Allocation

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