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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 8/2021

21-10-2020 | Original Paper

Barriers to Professional Dental Care among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Abdulmonem A. Alshihri, Mansour H. Al-Askar, Mohammed S. Aldossary

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2021

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Abstract

Aims were to: (1) investigate the parental difficulties toward their ASD children dental care and, (2) analyze factors influencing their access to such services. Questionnaires were completed by 142 mothers of ASD children. Children aged between 2.5 and 14 years old, with 3.9:1 male to female ratio. 68.3% perceived difficulties in finding dental care. Most barriers were: Cost (75.4%), finding a dentist to treat ASD child (74.6%), and behavior of their ASD child (45.1%). There was no difference among age and “difficulty finding dental care” (p = 0.429). Having medical insurance and previous bad experience showed significant effects on the difficulty in finding dental care (p < 0.05). Children with ASD and their parents encounter various barriers to dental services.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Barriers to Professional Dental Care among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs
Abdulmonem A. Alshihri
Mansour H. Al-Askar
Mohammed S. Aldossary
Publicatiedatum
21-10-2020
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04759-y

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