This article highlights an independent analysis on the dental health of adults with disabilities. In a recent study by Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, researchers found that adults with disabilities are less like to have cavities if their dental visits are implemented at an earlier stage of life. Learn how the dental health of the disabled can be greatly improved in the article below.
The researchers reviewed the dental records of 107 patients at one of the eight clinics of the Tufts Dental Facilities Serving Persons with Special Needs (TDF) to determine how selected oral health outcomes changed over a treatment period of approximately 10 years. Established in 1976, TDF is a network of Tufts dental clinics that provides comprehensive oral health care to individuals with disabilities across Massachusetts. Recognized by the Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors as a national model, the Tufts program serves approximately 7,000 patients at eight clinics throughout the state.
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