Published September 13, 2022 | Version v1
Journal article Open

AWARENESS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE DENTISTS IN SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT AUTISTIC DISORDER

  • 1. Specialist and Head of Pediatric Dentistry, Ministry Of Health, NajranSpecialty Dental Centre, Najran, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.
  • 2. Ministry Of Health,Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.
  • 3. Ministry of Health, NajranSpecialty Dental Centre, Najran, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.
  • 4. Ministry Of Health, NajranSpecialty Dental Centre, Najran, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.
  • 5. Dental Assistant, Ministry Of Health, NajranSpecialty Dental Centre, Najran, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.

Description

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neuro-developmental disorder in children who require special oral health care. ASD Children with uncontrolled body movements, impaired social interaction and intellectual disabilities are commonly treated in the normal dental clinics. The dental professionals in our region did not cover any previous training about this disorder during their studies and they have different experiences dealing with this disability. In this study, we aim to study dentists awareness and experiences in dealing with the ASD children in the south region of Saudi Arabia.

 

Files

10.pdf

Files (259.5 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:15c9ba387df614b297a09c3f629a7b8d
259.5 kB Preview Download