Effect of Sensory Adapted Dental Environment on Dental Anxiety of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Cognitive Studies, Dental |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Dental / Maxillofacial Surgery, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 6 - 21 |
| Updated: | 2/9/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 10, 2017 |
| End Date: | March 30, 2018 |
| Contact: | Patrice B Wunsch, DDS,MS |
| Email: | pbwunsch@vcu.edu |
| Phone: | 804-827-2698 |
Children with intellectual/developmental disabilities (ID/DD) will experience less dental
anxiety and cooperate better in a Sensory Adapted Dental Environment (modified visual,
sensory, and somatosensory stimuli in a regular dental setting) than in a regular dental
environment (RDE).
anxiety and cooperate better in a Sensory Adapted Dental Environment (modified visual,
sensory, and somatosensory stimuli in a regular dental setting) than in a regular dental
environment (RDE).
The aim of this pilot study is to determine the effect of sensory adapted dental environment
(SADE) on reducing dental anxiety of children with intellectual and/or developmental
disabilities (ID/DD). With the growing number of children diagnosed with ID/DD and their
inclusion in the community, there are more opportunities for dentists to encounter this
population for their routine oral health care. If improvement in dental anxiety and behavior
is evident from the study, as other pilot studies have suggested, it can be applied as one of
clinical tools for treating children with ID/DDs. Furthermore, utilization of a SADE in
clinical training of pediatric dentists or general dentists can improve clinicians' comfort
level in managing behavior of individuals with ID/DD. This will encourage more clinicians to
provide care and address the unmet oral health needs of this vulnerable population.
(SADE) on reducing dental anxiety of children with intellectual and/or developmental
disabilities (ID/DD). With the growing number of children diagnosed with ID/DD and their
inclusion in the community, there are more opportunities for dentists to encounter this
population for their routine oral health care. If improvement in dental anxiety and behavior
is evident from the study, as other pilot studies have suggested, it can be applied as one of
clinical tools for treating children with ID/DDs. Furthermore, utilization of a SADE in
clinical training of pediatric dentists or general dentists can improve clinicians' comfort
level in managing behavior of individuals with ID/DD. This will encourage more clinicians to
provide care and address the unmet oral health needs of this vulnerable population.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
Exclusion Criteria:
- No specific diagnosis
- Parents/guardians have limited English proficiency
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