The global distribution of special needs dentistry across dental school curricula.
Tamara ScepanovicSarah MatiAnna L C MingPriscilla Y S YeoDavid NguyenMassimo AriaLuca D'anielloDesmond H FungElizabeth MuriithiAsha MamgainWu ZihaoJin Han ZengAndrew NicholsMichael McCulloughMathew A W LimMichael WylieTami YapRita PaoliniAntonio CelentanoPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2024)
By exploring the impact of economic status on its distribution, this paper highlighted the lack of SND representation in dental curricula, especially amongst programs in transitioning or developing economies. Education of both general dentists and specialists is critical as a collaborative effort is needed to manage the growing population of patients with SN.