A differentiated approach to studying the dental disease prevention awareness in children with disabilities

Relevance . Children with disabilities have a high prevalence of caries, periodontal diseases and poor oral hy- giene. The study aimed to develop evaluate the effectiveness method for comprehensive psychologi- cal assessment level awareness about dental disease prevention in children aged 6 12 years. Materials methods We examined 249 primary school students, 154 intellectual disabilities, from Khabarovsk Territory calculated intensity caries hygiene. surveyed by developed psychological method. Results There were no significant differences caries. hygiene systemically healthy is good – 1.50 ± 0.05. mild disability 1.70 0.04 (p < 0.05). below average or low disabilities. Conclusions its adaptation allowed us objectively assess differentiated recommendations.