Caries prevalence of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNqcobo, Batseba Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-11T06:53:13Z
dc.date.available2013-04-11T06:53:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine. Johannesburg, 2012
dc.description.abstractAnecdotal evidence in Johannesburg suggests that the burden of oral health disease, especially dental caries, is significantly higher in children with special health needs than in healthy children. This study sought to determine the dental caries prevalence of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg, South Africa. The objectives of the study were to determine: (1) demographic characteristics of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg, (2) the dental caries status of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg, and (3) treatment needs of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg; to (4) compare dental caries status and treatment needs of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg with those revealed by the National Children’s Oral Health Survey (NCOHS); and to (5) To determine the association between type of disability and dental caries status. Results: The mean age was 10.5 years of age, with the majority being males (64.97%). The dental caries prevalence was 27.55% in the primary dentition and 33.56% in the permanent dentition. Cerebral palsy and Hearing impaired groups had higher dental caries prevalence. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that children with special health care needs as a group have lower caries prevalence in both the primary and permanent dentition compared to the general population in the NCOHS. They also have high unmet treatment needs regardless of the type of disability.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/12653
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.meshDental Caries
dc.titleCaries prevalence of children attending special needs schools in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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