Specialist and transitional care provision for amelogenesis imperfecta: a UK-wide survey.

Background Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) can be challenging to manage due to the complexity and variation of presentation. Clear care pathways between general practice, specialist paediatric dentistry and adult services are required.Aim To assess the provision of specialist care and transitional care arrangements for paediatric patients with AI in the UK.

The voice of the child in dental care plans: a service evaluation.

Introduction The voice of the child (VOC) is vitally important in the dental setting as 'patient participation' is a key clinical governance pillar. A recent Care Quality Commission review of Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust identified 'the voice of the patient was not always clear in the care plans stored on the electronic system'.Aims To determine if Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust's Community Dental Service was recording and acting upon the voice of children and young people (CYP) regarding their dental care.

A Systematic Review of a Polyvagal Perspective on Embodied Contemplative Practices as Promoters of Cardiorespiratory Coupling and Traumatic Stress Recovery for PTSD and OCD: Research Methodologies and State of the Art.

Baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) has been proposed as a transdiagnostic biomarker of stress vulnerability across psychopathologies, and a reliable association between PTSD, OCD and lower resting RSA was found. Contemplative practices have been linked to the activation of the vagus as well as to an increased RSA that, according to the polyvagal theory, reflects the activation of the ventral vagal complex (VVC) and may promote PTSD and OCD recovery. PubMed and Scopus databases were selected to conduct a search following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines, and A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews-2 (AMSTAR-2) was used to appraise the methodological quality for this systematic review.

The burden of dental care in Amelogenesis Imperfecta paediatric patients in the UK NHS: a retrospective, multi-centred analysis.

Purpose: The burden of dental care in Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) has not been well described. This condition results in weak, discoloured and often sensitive teeth. Specialist paediatric care is available for AI patients in the UK, but treatment protocols and care provided are inconsistent.