background and aims. children and adolescents with disabilities appear to have poorer oral health than their non-disabled counterparts. the aim of this study was to assess the frequency and severity of oral diseases and treatment needs using world health organization criteria of caries, periodontal disease and malocclusions in a selected population of children with disabilities in mashhad, iran...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the results of amblyopia screening in ardabil province in three examination levels by kindergarten teacher, optometrist, and ophthalmologist. methods: in a cross‑sectional study, the results of the national amblyopic prevention program in 2–6 years old children in ardabil province were investigated in 2012. the results pertained to the examinati...

objectives: developmental coordination disorder (dcd) is a motor skill disorder which impacts upon a child, s ability to perform age-appropriate activity of daily living and academic performance. they have problems in gross & fine motors, their upper limb coordination are impaired, too. in this way, we decided to compare motors skills with botmp test in children with dcd and their normal peers....

introduction: hearing loss from birth up to the age of 3 years has a negative effect on speech/language development and results in sensory, cognitive, emotional, and academic defects in adulthood by causing delayed development of communicative-linguistic abilities. the present study was performed in order to assess the effect of early intervention on language development in persian children age...

This study aims to determine the needs and behavior of speech impaired children in Probolinggo City Schools. research is important do find out how learning. The method this descriptive qualitative research. subject 1 child, selected by random sampling from 4 children. object learning at SDLB PGRI Wonoasih, City. Data collection techniques are interviews, observation documentation. instrument us...

While the demand that we protect genetic diversity at the risk of allowing for the birth of disabled children is arguably abhorrent, there are some disabled communities that take offense at efforts to eliminate their disabilities through genetic selection; typically, the deaf community comes to mind. More recently, the measles outbreak, associated with unvaccinated children due to concerns of a...