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Book SynopsisTreating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder provides a basic understanding of patients with developmental and intellectual disorders and offers help in communicating with and treating these patients.
Table of ContentsContributors ix
Foreword xiii
Timothy P. Shriver
Preface xv
Karen A. Raposa and Steven P. Perlman
Introduction: The amazing tale of the three dentists, the cliff diver, and the avoidance of the mundane xvii
Rick Rader
Chapter 1 Overview: defining developmental disorders 1
H. Barry Waldman and Steven P. Perlman
Chapter 2 Patient/personal interview 23
Maureen Romer
Chapter 3 Medical/developmental review/interview 33
Martha Ann Keels
Chapter 4 Treatment considerations 43
Section 1 Behavioral supports 43
Ray A. Lyons
Section 2 Alternative behavioral support strategies 73
Clive Friedman
Section 3 Aging population supports 83
Paul S. Farsai and Joseph M. Calabrese
Chapter 5 Overall health 97
Matthew Holder and Henry Hood
Chapter 6 Treatment accommodations 115
Debra Cinotti
Chapter 7 The exam/hygiene appointment 129
Ann-Marie C. DePalma and Karen A. Raposa
Chapter 8 Preventing oral health problems 141
Paul Glassman and Christine E. Miller
Chapter 9 Restorative appointments 155
Federico Garcia-Godoy and Cristina E. Garcia-Godoy
Chapter 10 Office-based sedation 169
Matthew Cooke
Chapter 11 Hospital dentistry/general anesthesia 195
Allen Wong
Chapter 12 Practice management tips 207
David Albert Tesini
Chapter 13 Improving oral health through community-based interventions 227
Paul Glassman
Chapter 14 Long-term impact 237
Jo Ann Simons
Epilogue: International perspective 245
Luc A.M. Marks
Index 249
