Dental Care Program for Children and Adults with Autism

This film is an educational tool used to train dental professionals in the "D-Termined Dental Program of Repetitive Tasking and Familiarization in Dentistry" so that they can provide better dental care to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. Because of their difficulties in communication, heightened sensitivity to, reactivity to, and fear of stimuli in the dental environment, individuals with autism are often unable to receive proper dental care without sedation. The D-Termined Program is a behavior management approach to dentistry which has proven successful in practice with children with developmental disabilities.

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• Autism
• Dental
• Dentist
• Special
• Needs
• Disabilities
• NLM
• Foundation

[NocturnalBeeper]

I am pleasantly surprised to see this dentist work with Autistic children with so much diligence and compassion. He should receive some kind of an award! Please tell that dentist for me that I am so proud of him and that I think he is awesome!!! Two thumbs up!!!

[doostoos1]

I have aspbergers syndrome. I know what is like to be autistic.

[rslnvss]

i have moderate autism with severe oral adversion

[multisnootylives1]

@brassmonkeyjew I strongly agree! they could also taser an autistic kid just for fun

[WeirdGirlCyndi]

@MAVI5220 Please reread what I said. I'm calmer if I can see what he's doing. Logically I know there won't be pain with numbing stuff in my mouth, but my brain and imagination act up and it's almost worse than having nothing at all. If I can see it, I feel a sense of control and I don't panic.

[MAVI5220]

@WeirdGirlCyndi You must understand there are people who not influenced by any mental difficulty we fear the dentist, I do not think that you just do not feel anesthesia for pain

[WeirdGirlCyndi]

I am an adult with autism and I have a lot of trouble with the dentist. From the rubbery gloves to the smell of the gloves and the metal instruments is just too much to process at once. I also feel helpless and out of control. I'm MUCH calmer if a dentist puts up a mirror so I can watch what he's doing rather than constantly bracing for pain. And don't start me on the whine of the drill...ugh!

[rachel27shane]

brassmonkeyjew.....and when they can't feel pain...what do you do then? shoot him? very inhuman and out of line comment

[brassmonkeyjew]

@kgaccount

They should just taser them that will get them cooperating fast! Pain is the greatest teacher and the only ones kids seem to learn...

[MultiSnooty]

shoot a tranquilizer dart into him