The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Introduction: Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) con-stitute a unique but heterogeneous population, which includes a great variety of mental and developmental disorders, as well as congenital syndromes. Nowadays, many persons with mild or moderate ID, with specific training, can make co...
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| author | Vasileios Margaritis Haroula Koletsi-Kounari Eleni Mamai-Homata Juliana Kiriakou |
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| description | Introduction: Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) con-stitute a unique but heterogeneous population, which includes a great variety of mental and developmental disorders, as well as congenital syndromes. Nowadays, many persons with mild or moderate ID, with specific training, can make considerable efforts to improve their lives, by having a job in either open or supported employment. On the other hand, since dental caries and periodontal diseases are among the most common secondary conditions affecting people with ID, oral diseases may detract the quality of life from disabled persons.The hypothesis: Employment (sheltered workshop, open or supported employment) of persons with ID, may enable these individuals to improve their oral health status, attitudes and behavior, compared to the ID individuals who are not working, due to the development of specific socio-emotional characteristics and dexterities.Evaluation of the hypothesis: According to previous reports, employed people with ID demonstrated better self-esteem and greater autonomy, more satisfaction with their vocational/non-vocational ac-tivities and higher quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b0acbb11fef4ec7bbf1e4392630f07b2022-12-21T18:41:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDental Hypotheses2155-82132155-82132012-03-01312328The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual DisabilitiesVasileios MargaritisHaroula Koletsi-KounariEleni Mamai-HomataJuliana KiriakouIntroduction: Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) con-stitute a unique but heterogeneous population, which includes a great variety of mental and developmental disorders, as well as congenital syndromes. Nowadays, many persons with mild or moderate ID, with specific training, can make considerable efforts to improve their lives, by having a job in either open or supported employment. On the other hand, since dental caries and periodontal diseases are among the most common secondary conditions affecting people with ID, oral diseases may detract the quality of life from disabled persons.The hypothesis: Employment (sheltered workshop, open or supported employment) of persons with ID, may enable these individuals to improve their oral health status, attitudes and behavior, compared to the ID individuals who are not working, due to the development of specific socio-emotional characteristics and dexterities.Evaluation of the hypothesis: According to previous reports, employed people with ID demonstrated better self-esteem and greater autonomy, more satisfaction with their vocational/non-vocational ac-tivities and higher quality of life.http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/67Intellectual DisabilitiesSupported employmentOral health statusBehaviorDental careOral preventive programs. |
| spellingShingle | Vasileios Margaritis Haroula Koletsi-Kounari Eleni Mamai-Homata Juliana Kiriakou The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Dental Hypotheses Intellectual Disabilities Supported employment Oral health status Behavior Dental care Oral preventive programs. |
| title | The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_full | The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_short | The Potential Positive Impact of Sup-ported Employment on the Oral Health Status, Attitudes and Behavior of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_sort | potential positive impact of sup ported employment on the oral health status attitudes and behavior of adults with intellectual disabilities |
| topic | Intellectual Disabilities Supported employment Oral health status Behavior Dental care Oral preventive programs. |
| url | http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/67 |
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