A dental program for spinal cord injured patients at the Spinal Cord Injury Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University Hospital
Date
1977
DOI
Authors
Dege, Janet
University Hospital (Boston, Mass)Spinal Cord Injury Center
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OA Version
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Abstract
Because of medical advances the spinal cord injured patient can look forward to a long and rewarding life. This increases the demand for medical, dental, and social services. A review of the literature indicated that dental care is indeed important to paralytics because the mouth may be needed for writing, painting, or grasping when paralysis is involves the upper extremities. Even though few if any modifications are necessary for dental care, many patients find it particularly difficult to receive dental treatment in the private sector. Steps leading to the dental office may be too great an obstacle for the wheel chair victim or because of general lack of exposure to the handicapped the dentist may be reluctant to treat paralytics. For those patients who can't manage their own daily oral hygiene the nursing staff may be prevailed upon to assist. A review of oral hygiene procedures and general knowledge would therefore be beneficial to the patients and staff. A dental program specially designed for the Spinal Cord Injury Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts will be conducted jointly with Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry and the Spinal Cord Injury Center.
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Thesis (M.Sc.)--Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, 1977 (Dental Public Health).
Includes bibliographical references: (leaves 31-32).
Thesis (M.Sc.)--Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, 1977 (Dental Public Health).
Includes bibliographical references: (leaves 31-32).
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