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Project Goal
Improve the training of medical, dental, and behavioral health care professionals so they may provide more knowledgeable, compassionate, and patient-centered care for people with developmental disabilities (DD).
Project Summary
Baylor College of Medicine is developing an interdisciplinary preventive dental clinic and promoting a fellowship position for a primary-care physician. Through the project, at least 12 medical students and 12 primary-care resident doctors will be trained each year.
Through these efforts, health care professionals are learning how to use behavioral desensitization techniques and patient-centered approaches for people with DD who previously required sedation or restraint during dental and medical procedures. This will decrease the need for sedation or restraint for patients with DD, making the patients’ visits to health care professionals more successful as they gain better access to dental and medical care.
Project Start
May 2019
Contact
1 Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
713-873-6847
Website
Geographic Reach
Houston
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6201 E. Oltorf St., Suite 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
Phone: 512-437-5432
Toll Free: 1-800-262-0334
Email: tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov
6201 E. Oltorf St., Ste. 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
Phone: 512-437-5432
Toll-Free: 1-800-262-0334
Email: tcdd@tcdd.texas.gov
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This work is supported by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, D.C. 20201 with a 100% federal funding award totaling $5,907,507. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are endorsed by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. government.