Department of Child and Adolescent Studies and Center for Autism, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd. EC-560, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Oct;50(10):3739-3747. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04420-8.
Dental care received by children in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) was compared to National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data for children without special healthcare needs and children with parent-reported ASD. Correlates of obtained preventive dental services were examined within the ATN sample. Participants included 375 families of children ages 4 to 17 enrolled in the ATN. ATN families reported levels of preventive dental care that were similar to, or exceeded, NSCH-reported care. However, disparities in obtained preventive dental services emerged within the ATN sample. Lower intellectual functioning was the most consistent correlate of reduced access to and completion of preventive dental care. Implications for developing system-wide supports and targeted interventions are discussed.
自闭症谱系障碍治疗网络(ATN)中儿童所接受的牙科护理与全国儿童健康调查(NSCH)中无特殊医疗需求儿童和父母报告有自闭症谱系障碍儿童的数据进行了比较。在 ATN 样本中检查了获得预防性牙科服务的相关因素。参与者包括参加 ATN 的年龄在 4 至 17 岁的 375 个儿童家庭。ATN 家庭报告的预防性牙科保健水平与 NSCH 报告的保健水平相似,甚至超过了 NSCH 报告的保健水平。然而,在 ATN 样本中出现了获得预防性牙科服务方面的差异。较低的智力功能是获得和完成预防性牙科保健服务减少的最一致的相关因素。讨论了制定全系统支持和有针对性干预措施的意义。