Training System for Accredited Cooperation Dentists for Special Needs Patients in Our Prefecture

Abstract

Introduction： The Services and Support for Persons with Disabilities Act came into effect in 2006, making it necessary to enhance the family dentist system for special needs patients in the community, and to establish a community-based dental care system for special needs patients so that dental care can be provided seamlessly in close cooperation with advanced medical institutions.

Therefore, in 2007 the Aichi Dental Association launched “the system of accredited cooperation dentists for special needs patients” for the purpose of developing human resources who can continue to provide community-based dental care for such patients；11 years have already passed since the workshop to train accredited cooperation dentists for special needs patients was opened. We summarized the results of questionnaires distributed after workshops in order to sum up the workshops so far and to examine future issues, and clarified the following：

1. With reference to the number of parsons with disabilities separately in secondary medical care areas, it is necessary to examine the appropriate number of cooperation dentists in accordance with the population of special needs patients in the community.

2. Since some burden on attendant trainees is unavoidable for clinical practice training at advanced medical institutions, it will also be necessary to discuss training at local dental clinics for special needs patients in the future.