Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, I.T.S. Dental College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2024 Jul 1;42(3):167-175. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_132_24. Epub 2024 Sep 9.
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Oral health care for children with special health-care needs (CSHCN) is often overlooked despite a substantial global population with disabilities or special needs. This scoping review delves into the challenges dentists face in delivering oral health care to CSHCN.
The scoping review was conducted as per the guidelines of PRISMA-ScR with a search strategy based on the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO) framework of the research question. The databases searched were PUBMED, Google Scholar, and EBSCOhost. Articles published within 20 years and in the English language were included in the study.
The review included 20 studies and highlighted several significant barriers encountered by dentists when providing oral health care for CSHCN. They included inadequate training among dentists in managing special needs patients, the time-intensive nature of oral procedures for this population, and the unpredictable behaviors exhibited by CSHCN during dental visits.
The findings underscore the crucial need to address the challenges dentists face in delivering oral health care to CSHCN.
简介/背景：尽管全球有相当一部分残疾或有特殊需求的人群，但儿童特殊健康护理需求（CSHCN）的口腔保健往往被忽视。本范围综述深入探讨了牙医在为 CSHCN 提供口腔保健方面所面临的挑战。
本范围综述按照 PRISMA-ScR 指南进行，搜索策略基于研究问题的人群、干预、比较和结果（PICO）框架。检索的数据库包括 PUBMED、Google Scholar 和 EBSCOhost。研究纳入了在 20 年内发表的英语文章。
该综述包括 20 项研究，强调了牙医在为 CSHCN 提供口腔保健时遇到的几个重大障碍。其中包括牙医在管理特殊需求患者方面的培训不足、该人群口腔治疗的时间密集性以及 CSHCN 在牙科就诊期间表现出的不可预测行为。
研究结果强调了必须解决牙医在为 CSHCN 提供口腔保健方面所面临的挑战。
