CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: EXAMPLES OF “RELIEF” INTERVENTIONS

Key words: Children with special needs, Dental care

The Author describe some interventions for children with disabilities, the aim of which was to provide some relief both to them and to their families. Examples of “relief” interventions included dental care in general sedation, training programs on nutritional problems and week-end hospitalization. In order to find appropriate solutions for each problem faced by the families of children with disabilities, the “family-paediatrician alliance” is fundamental.