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Publication Date: 2019
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Feeling Good about Your Smile: Implementation and Evaluation of an Oral Health Intervention for People with Intellectual Disability
Noelle K. Kurth; Jean P. Hall
Inclusion, v7 n3 p169-176 2019
To address the need to improve oral health among people with intellectual disability (ID), the Kansas Disability and Health Program provided workshops to groups of adults with ID as a prevention strategy. "Feeling Good About Your Smile", a hands-on experience, was delivered by trained Registered Dental Hygienists to 63 adults with ID accompanied by 24 supporting family or attendants in seven workshops. Program evaluation data indicate participants improved their knowledge about how to care for their teeth and mouths. Implications for future research, policy, and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Dental Health, Intellectual Disability, Program Descriptions, Workshops, Adults, Prevention, Allied Health Personnel, Health Services, Program Evaluation
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/inclusion
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kansas
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