Special Needs

Question 1

What 4 types of disability are there and give an example

Answer 1

Mental - ASD

Sensory - blind, deaf, ASD

Physical - spina bifida

Medical - cardiac defect

Question 2

How may the dental team support someone with a sensory disability

Answer 2

• decrease triggers in the dental room e.g. light or touch for ASD
• braille or BSL

Question 3

Define learning disability

Answer 3

A state of arrested or incomplete development of mind

Question 4

What is the IQ classification for learning disability

Answer 4

Mild 50-70

Moderate 35–49

Severe 20-34

Profound <20

Question 5

What issues does ASD give rise too

Answer 5

Social interaction

Social communication

Limited and restricted patterns of behaviour

Question 6

What do ASD patients typically like and dislike in the dental surgery

Answer 6

Likes
- computer
- water taps
- unit controls

Dislikes
- noise
- light
- touch
- smells, tastes and textures

Question 7

How can one prepare for an ASD patient

Answer 7

Obtain profile of likes and dislikes from parent or school

Be ready and on time for them

Declutter

Reduce triggers in surgery

Question 8

Give some dental dentures typical of an individual with Down’s syndrome

Answer 8

Maxillary hyperplasia

Class 3 malocclusion

Anterior open bite

Hypodontia or microdontia

Increased risk of periodontal disease

Question 9

When should inhalation sedation be avoided?

Answer 9

Bleomycin therapy individuals

Those with musculoskeletal disorders