SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SPECIAL SMILES - ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA-COLLECTION

Authors
FELDMAN CA GINIGER M SANDERS M SAPORITO R ZOHN HK PERLMAN SP
Citation
Ca. Feldman et al., SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SPECIAL SMILES - ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA-COLLECTION, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 128(12), 1997, pp. 1687-1696
Citations number
23
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
128
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1687 - 1696
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1997)128:12<1687:SOSS-A>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
No comprehensive national study has ever been completed on the oral he alth status of people with disabilities, their patterns of use of oral health services and access-to-care barriers. The authors describe the Special Olympics, Special Smiles program, conducted as part of the Ne w Jersey Summer Special Olympics Games, and assess a pilot-tested mode l for collecting epidemiologic data. The results of this initial data collection are also compared with the goals of the U.S. Public Health Service, as outlined in the Healthy People 2000 publication.