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Dental services for people with learning disabilities

01 February 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Evidence shows that people with learning disabilities have poorer health outcomes and less access to health services than the rest of the population. In Cumbria,...

Healthy on the inside

13 June 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

Prison inmates are at a disadvantage when it comes to health promotion and disease prevention. Nurses are trying to redress the balance.

Helping an individual to overcome a fear of dental surgery

03 April 2009

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Tom had rotten and painful teeth, disliked dentists and hated hospitals, yet he wantedhis teeth removed and dentures fitted. The use of solution-focused therapy and...

Dental health management for children with special healthcare needs

01 June 2013

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Good dental health is essential for good communication, nutrition and self-esteem. There is evidence of a correlation between special needs, unequal access to dental...

Fluoride in the UK diet

06 August 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that can be obtained from foods and fluids originating from soils containing fluoride, as well as by drinking water that...