Posts Tagged ‘disabled ’
Abbott Describes New Dental Scheme as Aspirational
Tony Abbott, leader of the opposition party in Australia, has described new schemes for dental services and insurance for disabled people as aspirational. Speaking in Canberra, Mr Abbott said that the notions to introduce a new dental scheme and an insurance scheme for disabled people were worthwhile, but it would be impossible to seriously consider […]
Calls for better dental care for disabled people in Canada
Oral healthcare is not accessible to people with disabilities and many people are being forced to wait for over a year for dental treatment, it has been revealed. Alison Sigal, founder of the non-profit organisation Oral Health, Total Health, said that it is extremely important that disabled people get the care and treatment they need. […]
New dental app helps disabled children
A new app has been developed to make going to the dentist less stressful for disabled children. Avril Webster, who has a disabled son, developed the app to help children in a similar situation to her son Stephen, who has a severe intellectual disability. Going to the dentist is a stressful, sometimes daunting experience for […]
Disabled patient angered by lack of access to dental surgery
A disabled patient from Corsham, Wiltshire, has spoken out after he was unable to get into the dental surgery he has used for the past thirty years. Richard Everett, now 82, was left reeling after he was unable to use the ramp at the back of the Power and Stafford-Wood dental practice. Mr Everett was […]
British Society for Disability and Oral Health (BSDH) developing guidance for special care in dentistry
The British Society for Disability and Oral Health (BSDH), published guidance in January 2000 about oral care for people with mental health challenges. In June 2009, their working group published revised guidelines for clinical holding skills for dental services for people unable to comply with routine oral health care. The update builds on a framework […]
US mum jailed for neglecting son’s dental care
An American mother has been sentenced to nine months in jail for failing to get dental treatment for her son. Kathren Ann Carter, from Yakima, Washington, was sentenced for second-degree criminal mistreatment on Monday 1 March 10. Jurors found her guilty of failing to get treatment for her 10-year-old developmentally disabled adopted son who had […]
