A scoping review of oral health promotion for children with intellectual disabilities and physical impairments

Abstract

The evidence from this scoping review suggests that further studies are necessary with larger sample sizes of children with a range of conditions, such as physical disability, communicative and behavioural disabilities, in order to explore the ways that different conditions affect oral health. Preventive programs supporting formal and informal carers need implementing to target communities experiencing high levels of inequality and social deprivation and therefore focusing on those most in need.