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THE ARAB SOCIETY FOR DISABILITY AND ORAL HEALTH
- General health impact oral health and vice versa
- Our projects projects what people with disability wants from the community
- Special Care Dentistry is dentistry for people with disabilities
- We want every dentist to become a special care dentist
Who are we
– 200+ Active Oral health Care professionals from 15+ Arab countries, including professionals in Special Care Dentists, dentists with special interest in Special Care Dentistry, dental students, and public health experts
– Non governmental international organisation launched in September 2018
– We aim to break down the barriers that people with disabilities face in their everyday lives
– We endeavor to achieve the recognition and establishment of Special Care Dentistry (SCD) in the Arab region.
What is Special Care Dentistry
“The improvement of oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional or social impairment or disability or, more often, a combination of a number of these factors”
• Global research linking between Disability and Oral Health
• Lack of professional experience in dental management for people with disabilities
• Equality rights (WHO, ICF)
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