BSSCD Guidelines and Policy Documents for Oral Care of People with Disabilities
These BSSCD guidance documents can be downloaded as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files by clicking on the appropriate link below:
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The use of general anaesthesia in special care dentistry: A clinical guideline for the British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2022)
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Undergraduate curriculum in Special Care Dentistry (2014)
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The Oral Management of Oncology Patients Requiring Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and or Bone Marrow Transplantation updated 2018
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Clinical Guidelines & Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities updated 2012
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Clinical Holding Guidelines, 2010
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Guidelines for the Delivery of a Domiciliary Oral Healthcare Service, revised 2009
To read these files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free of charge by clicking here.
All guidelines except those listed above have been retracted and should not be used to guide current clinical practice. If you wish to view copies of the retracted guidelines please click here
Guideline development:
We are working on developing revised and new guidelines relevant to special care dentistry. If you wish to support the process of guideline development in any capacity please contact
Updated 28.02.2024
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