Mentoring of oral health professionals is crucial to improving access to care for people with special needs.
Mathew Albert Wei Ting LimSharon Andrea Corinne LiberaliHanny CalachePeter ParashosGelsomina Lucia BorromeoPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Mentoring provided by specialists in special needs dentistry improved the willingness of clinicians to provide care for individuals with special health care needs. Supports such as these are likely to be crucial to overcoming concerns of clinicians about their ability to manage the needs of these individuals and begin to address a significant barrier to access of care for individuals with special health care needs.