Main description:

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editor Dr. Stephanie M. Munz brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Special Care Dentistry. In this issue, top experts in the field focus on the provision of dental care services for people with cognitive, physical, medical, or developmental conditions which can preclude them from receiving routine dental care. Key topics include patients with cleft lip, orofacial pain, and neurosensory disorders, in addition to teledentistry, mentorship, advocacy, and the impact of the COVID pandemic.

Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including dental materials in special care dentistry; the pandemic impact on oral health of patients with special healthcare needs; teledentistry for patient-centered screening and assessment; oral health advocacy over the lifespan for the patient with special healthcare needs; interprofessional collaboration for the patient with special healthcare needs; and more.

Provides in-depth clinical reviews on special care dentistry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Contents:

Caries Management in Special Care Dentistry
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Oral Health of Patients with Special Needs
Teledentistry for Patient-centered Screening and Assessment
The Multisensory/Snoezelen Environment to Optimize the Dental Care Patient Experience
Thinking Outside the Tooth: Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Neuropathic Orofacial Pain
Oral Health Advocacy for People with Special Health Care Needs
From Restraint to Medical Immobilization/Protective Stabilization
The Prenatal Diagnosis and Consultation for Cleft Lip and Palate Prior to Presurgical Infant Orthopedics and Early Dental Care
Interdisciplinary Oral Health for Those with Special Health Care Needs
Mentorship for the Future Special Care Dentist