NCD Highlights Scarce Dental Care for Patients With I/DD in Latest Policy Brief
NCD's issue brief provides insight concerning the lack of dental care many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) continue to experience due to a shortage of properly trained dental care providers. The brief also explores the glaring neglect for the protection of people with disabilities found within the
"For too long, many individuals with I/DD have faced significant challenges in finding dental care providers able or willing to treat them, leaving those patients to have to drive several hours away to find a capable clinic or forgo care altogether," said
Quick Report Takes:
* According to a series of studies, 75% of dental students reported little to no preparation in providing care to people with I/DD.
* Approximately 60 percent of people in
* The
Policy Brief Recommendations:
A sampling of the policy brief's recommendations includes:
* NCD recommends that
* NCD recommends a modification to the relevant dental school accreditation requirement. All dental students must have more robust training in the care of I/DD patients, as opposed to simply requiring that dental students be "competent in assessing the treatment needs of patients with special needs."
* NCD recommends that the
Policy Brief: The NCD Policy Brief on dental care for patients with I/DD is available for download at: https://ncd.gov/publications-policy-brief/2017/dental-issue-brief.
* Except for one noted advisory opinion that deems a decision to not treat patients with bloodborne pathogens, based solely on that fact, as unethical.
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