2017, Number 5
Rev ADM 2017; 74 (5)
Dental care for people with intellectual disabilities: a matter of law
Luengas AMIF, Luengas QE, Sáenz MLP
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Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 269-274
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ABSTRACT
On the planet, there are 100 million people with some disability and in Mexico; it is 6.2% of the total population. These people are highly vulnerable because the environment where they operate does not offer the conditions to favor their integration and social participation, such as access to medical services. According to the World Health Organization, people with disabilities are the least attended in the dental services, mainly because of the inexperience of the professional about the treatment of these people, or because the family/caregivers do not know about the importance of maintaining a healthy mouth. People with intellectual disabilities (PIDs) are a challenge for the dentist, who has to be trained to design strategies for their care since the treatments for these types of patients are specific and unconventional. In addition, precautions should be taken in dental care, because PIDs consume different medications, so the dentist must be sure with other specialists to handle them. A central point about the characteristics of dental care is that it has to generate trust and face with patience and dexterity a PDIs that meets user expectations, dignified treatment, warmth, and confidence focused on prevention as the main criterion in the intervention dental care, especially in the supervision of the hygiene by the relatives. At the moment we are talking about the participative doctor-patient relationship where it is defined that corresponds to each person involved in the care of the PDIs, without forgetting that this care should be in a team. Thus in this context dentists should be trained in the health care of the IDPs who are subjects of law, therefore have to be attended, respected and treated with dignity.REFERENCES
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL). Consideraciones para el proceso presupuestario 2016 [Monografía en Internet]. México. Mayo 2015 [Consultado el 7 de Octubre del 2015], [164 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.coneval.org.mx/Evaluacion/IEPSM/Documents/Consideraciones_presupuestales_2016.pdf