Protocols and alternatives in dental care for people with disabilities

Abstract

Objective: share in an international forum of Latin American dentists the current concepts and practices of interest in dental care for people with disabilities (DCPD) through which dental care protocols have been established in cooperative and non-cooperative adult patients with disability for private practice and in a University undergraduate clinic of dentistry. Materials and Methods: presentation of bibliographic background in dentistry (PUBMED, EBSCO 2009 -2016) about dental care for people with disabilities. Talking about the different behavioral management techniques during the DCPD, behavioral indicators prior to the dental care visit, previous experiences of patients and parents in dental care; and which are the most frequent treatments and their integral approach in our experience, are also exposed using graphic and audio / video media. Results: using a range of options such as the history of DCPD various behavioral management and care techniques, cases are presented where dental care like operative procedures, endodontic, surgery, periodontology and prosthodontics were successfully performed on adult patients with disabilities. Conclusion: the DCPD can be carried out by specialists and dentists of general practice thanks to the use of diverse techniques of attention and their varied combinations for which it is important to demystify and make more accessible the knowledge for a more inclusive and prepared dentistry.