Domiciliary Dental Care

From Volume 26, Issue 9, November 1999 | Pages 396-404

Authors

Janice Fiske

MBE

Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, Department of Special Care Dentistry, Kings, Guy's and St Thomas' Dental Institute of King's College London

Articles by Janice Fiske

Debbie Lewis

BDS, MCCD RCS, FDS, Dip Con Sed, M Phil

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Articles by Debbie Lewis

Abstract

Domiciliary dental care is an important and growing area of treatment provision. However, adequate training is required in order to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to perform such care. This article draws attention to the likely increase in demand for domiciliary dental care services and the reasons for it; and highlights the issues and skills involved for dentists, hygienists and their teams in providing domiciliary dental care in order to facilitate quality of care and safe practice.

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