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Preparedness and willingness of dental care providers to treat patients with special needs

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Alumran, Arwa, Almulhim, Luloah, Almolhim, Bainah, Bakodah, Shouq, Aldossary, Hessa, Alakrawi, Zahra·2018·Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry
DOI 10.2147/ccide.s178114PMC PMC6208865
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This study aimed to review the available literature about special needs dentistry, factors affecting treatment of patients with special needs, dental education, and the preparedness and willingness of dental care providers to treat patients with special needs. The study also aimed to assess the validity and reliability of available scales that measure the preparedness of dental care providers to treat patients with special needs. Forty studies from esteemed refereed journals were reviewed in this article. The topics in the study were relevant to special needs dentistry, Saudi Arabia, and dental care providers' perceptions of treating patients with special needs. Reviewed studies were extracted from several electronic databases, such as PubMed and Medline. Studies in Saudi Arabia about special needs dentistry and the preparedness of dental care providers to treat patients with special needs are scarce. Further research in this area needs to be conducted in Saudi Arabia.

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  • Many dental professionals lack the requisite specialized training in behavior management techniques essential for the effective application of MID in patients with special healthcare needs.

    “Furthermore, many dental professionals lack the requisite specialized training in behavior management techniques essential for the effective application of MID in patients with special healthcare needs [71].”

    From Minimally Invasive Techniques for Managing Dental Caries in Children: Efficacy, Applications, and Future Directions (2025) · cites this paper as [71]

    The Literature review (Access to health care; page not provided) reports that dentists in a cited study lacked training or special education to treat patients with special needs. It does not specify behavior-management techniques or connect that training gap to the effective application of MID. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Alumran, A., Almulhim, L., Almolhim, B., Bakodah, S., Aldossary, H., & Alakrawi, Z.
Affiliations
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
Corresponding author
  • Alumran, Arwa
  • Almulhim, Luloah
  • Almolhim, Bainah
  • Bakodah, Shouq
  • Aldossary, Hessa
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Venue
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2018-10
Volume
Volume 10
Pages
231-236
ISSN
1179-1357 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2147/ccide.s178114
PMC
PMC6208865
OpenAlex
W2898139285
Cited by
48
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
Keywords
special care dentistry, dental education, scale reliability and validity, Saudi Arabia

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