Implementation of a CBT-based dental anxiety management pathway for patients with learning disabilities.

Autor: Hughes S; Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Cheshunt Community Hospital, King Arthur Court, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8XN, UK. sadiethomas@nhs.net., Davies L; Senior Dental Nurse and Lead Sedation Nurse, Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Cheshunt Community Hospital, King Arthur Court, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8XN, UK., Monaghan U; Clinical Director Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service, Associate Medical Director Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Cheshunt Community Hospital, King Arthur Court, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8XN, UK., Stennett M; Senior Dental Officer, Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Cheshunt Community Hospital, King Arthur Court, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8XN, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: British dental journal [Br Dent J] 2024 Jul; Vol. 237 (1), pp. 40-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 12.
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-024-7557-7
Abstrakt: Dental anxiety is a common phenomenon in the general population and may be more prevalent in people with learning disabilities. There is growing interest in the use of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) approaches, including within dental anxiety management. However, relatively little is known regarding the application of CBT approaches in dental anxiety management for patients with learning disabilities. This paper outlines details of the implementation of a CBT-based dental anxiety pathway for patients with learning disabilities treated in a special care dental service in England. The pathway is modelled on the utilisation of skills from the dental team (dental nurses and dentists) to deliver a combination of talking sessions, desensitisation and positive affirmation in five distinct stages. Early feedback from service users following implementation of this pathway indicates successful acceptance of dental care with a decreased use of sedative adjuncts.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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