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http://dx.doi.org/10.12655/jkdoh.2013.9.1.25

THE EVALUATION OF DENTAL TREATMENT RECORDS IN CHARITY DENTAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED PEOPLE  

Kim, Sun Young (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Choi, Sung Chul (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
Park, Jae Hong (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Kwang Chul (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
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The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health / v.9, no.1, 2013 , pp. 25-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most of disabled people face hardness in caring their general oral hygiene by themselves. So that, they are once involved in dental caries or periodontal disease, they have much bigger chance of aggressive progress. Therefore preventive dentistry is more important to disabled one than non-disabled. They need to be checked with routine periodic dental examination and by that, oral disease must be found at initial stage. We selected 37 patients from newly visited 237 patients who had dental treatment at the free dental clinic, Gangnam district, Seoul, between 2000 and 2001. This study is a comparative evaluation of first 2 years' treatment records of selected 37 patients (male 28, female 9) with that of their last 2 years. 24 of 37 have mental retardation, 9 have autistic disorder, 2 have auditory disorder, 1 has brain disorder and 1 has crippled disorder. Their dental treatment records categorized by 4 level; score 4 stands for endodontic treatment, score 3 stands for general conservative treatment, score 2 stands for preventive treatment, such as sealant and score 1 stands for routine check. In first 2 years of treatment, average score was 2.85 which score means approximately general conservative treatment. And that of last 2 years was 1.44, which means routine check. In early time of their visit, they will receive the treatment due to their chief complaint. And after that early time, they can have a routine check so that they can be treated before the disease get worse. The patient's oral health can remain decent only by a simple treatment.
Keywords
Preventive dentistry; Disabled persons; Cost effectiveness;
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