This should be taught to caregivers as well as the patient. A comfortable location to provide daily oral care may be useful. If the patient is treated in the hospital then there should be follow up with office visits to do behavior modification at least to the extent that oral exam and hopefully oral hygiene can be accomplished in the office. The intent would be to try to avoid repeat hospitalizations for dental treatment although this is unlikely in this patient due to mental ability, lack of cooperation and history. The following 15 questions are taken from the references listed in your syllabus.
Interdisciplinary care is crucial to the proper care of people with disabilities.
The use of informed consent for examination may vary from that required for invasive procedures such as surgery and general anesthesia although the definition of informed consent is NOT variable. The primary rule in communicating with a person with a communication disability is to address the person who accompanies the patient. The use of drugs is NOT considered a form of restraint although physical and mechanical restraints are forms of restraint. The most common disability is mental illness AND the most common physical disability is rheumatoid arthritis AND Cerebral Palsy is less common than mental retardation. The individual with Autism has a disorder of socialization and the primary management recommendation is behavior management and modification.