Special care dentistry: Collaborative care

Issues and challenges in special care dentistry.

Digital radiography in pediatric and special care dentistry.

I have had the pleasure of working with digital radiography for the past six years. Most of us are familiar with the benefits this technology can bring to any practice, including higher quality radiographs than are possible with film and tremendous efficiency gains. In this article I will explain the benefits specific to pediatric practices and to practitioners who work in hospital operating ro...

Primary Care Dentistry in Brazil

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluorid...

Special care dentistry: Midazolam conscious sedation for patients with neurological diseases.

AIM Midazolam is used very often to control the anxiety of patients for dental treatment, especially in patients with special needs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Midazolam in patients with neurological diseases referred for dental treatment. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty consecutive patients with neurological disorders (encephal...

Special Care Dentistry: Part 2. dental management of patients with drug-related acquired bleeding disorders.

UNLABELLED The first of this series of three articles discussed the dental management of patients with inherited bleeding disorders. This paper will discuss and outline the dental management of patients with acquired bleeding disorders that can result from drug therapy. These may be associated with vascular defects, platelet defects or coagulation defects. In an age when people are living longe...