00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1686042739784994199 Buklod 20240521111321.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 240516s2022 xxu r |||| u|eng d UPDent rda eng LG 993.5 2022 D4 M37 Martin, Richard G. The Communication Barriers During Dental Treatment Experienced by High School Students in Philippine School for the Deaf/Richard G. Martin. Manila, Department of Community Dentistry, University of the Philippines Manila, c2022. ix, 162 leaves color illustrations 28 cm. Seminar Paper--Doctor of Dental Medicine--University of the Philippines Manila. INTRODUCTION: Health disparities are still present in the disabled population due to many barriers despite the passage of public health policies that safeguard their access to services. Despite the progress reported in the foreign literature and health policies that aims to improve the access of the deaf population to oral health care, there is little information regarding the experience of deafs during their dental visit in the Philippine context. OBJECTIVE: To determine the communication barriers experienced during dental treatment by High School students in Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD). METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was done on high school students in PSD. A key informant interview was done with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Committee of the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) to gain information about the prevalence of dentists adept at Filipino Sign Language (FSL) and special management procedures for treating deaf patients in the Philippines. Measures of frequency and percentages were used to analyze the data collected through the survey, and the key informant interview was recorded and transcribed for in-depth analysis. RESULTS: The most preferred types of communication of the respondents (N=63) were FSL (40%) and natural sign or gestural sign (32%). About 32% of the respondents have never been to a dentist. For the respondents who have access to oral health care (n=43), 15% have at least one negative response about their perceptions of their current dentist, and 56% have at least one negative response about their communication self-efficacy. According to the PWD Committee of PDA, there are no data about the prevalence of dentists adept at Filipino Sign Language. CONCLUSION: Communication barriers are experienced by deaf high school students from the Philippine School for the Deaf during dental visits. These include the lack of knowledge or non-use of FSL by dental professionals, lack of FSL interpreters, and inadequate training and awareness of dentists during their dental visits. Deafness. Language disorders. Sign language. Communication disorders. Mendoza, Michael Antonio F. Research Adviser. FI UPMNL DENT LG 993.5 2022 D4 M37 Thesis