TITLE:
Managements of Special Health Care Needs Patients from Dental Assistant Point
AUTHORS:
Abdullah M. G. Al Enazi, Dalal Khalaf Al Enazi, Haya Nasser Al Duaida, Ashwag Bander Al Bakheet, Mashael Muteb Al Ghobain, Abeer Salem Al Harbi
KEYWORDS:
Dental Management, Dental Assistant, Dentist, Special Needs, Special Health Care Need
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.14 No.2,
February
6,
2023
ABSTRACT: The main role of this article is to describe dental assistants and the dental department’s role in the dental delivery system for Special health care needs (SCHN) by creating a structure to educate the dental assisting profession and project factors that have a significant impact on the dental assistant. The dental assisting management of SCHN patient’s profession including dental Assistance general responsibilities, regulation credentialing, and education. The SCHN patient’s management creates a challenge in all area of the dental department. Handling patient with a SCHN is underexplored throughout the dental staff especially when there is not enough theoretical foundation, education and training to deal with this category of patients. SCHN patients are defined as individuals who have abnormal behavioral impairments, mental conditions or/and chronic disease or abnormal laboratory results. Thus, the aim of this article is to guide all dental assistance staff in the best dental management choice for SCHN patients. All health care teams are part of patient care in most medical settings. A work environment supportive ensures positive outcomes for patient care. This article was considered as those categories of patients required more care and special way to deal with, moreover language, age, gender and education level of the patient are also considered significant parries. Not Many studies were found to support the care of SCHN patients in dentistry department. Taking experience from other area help to design a system to handle the SCHN even if it requires hiring a Dentist who is specialized in that filed.