6 results on '"Pelagatti, Susanna"'
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2. MyDentist: Making Children with Autism Familiar with Dental Care
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Bondioli, Mariasole, Buzzi, Maria Claudia, Buzzi, Marina, Giuca, Maria Rita, Pardossi, Francesca, Pelagatti, Susanna, Semucci, Valentina, Senette, Caterina, Uscidda, Fabio, Vagelli, Benedetta, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Pal, Nikhil R., Advisory Editor, Bello Perez, Rafael, Advisory Editor, Corchado, Emilio S., Advisory Editor, Hagras, Hani, Advisory Editor, Kóczy, László T., Advisory Editor, Kreinovich, Vladik, Advisory Editor, Lin, Chin-Teng, Advisory Editor, Lu, Jie, Advisory Editor, Melin, Patricia, Advisory Editor, Nedjah, Nadia, Advisory Editor, Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh, Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, Jung, Jason J., editor, Villarrubia González, Gabriel, editor, Fernández-Caballero, Antonio, editor, Navarro, Elena, editor, González, Pascual, editor, Carneiro, Davide, editor, Pinto, António, editor, Campbell, Andrew T., editor, and Durães, Dalila, editor
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- 2019
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3. ICT to Support Dental Care of Children with Autism: An Exploratory Study
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Bondioli, Mariasole, Buzzi, Maria Claudia, Buzzi, Marina, Pelagatti, Susanna, Senette, Caterina, Hutchison, David, Series Editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series Editor, Kittler, Josef, Series Editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series Editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series Editor, Mitchell, John C., Series Editor, Naor, Moni, Series Editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series Editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series Editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series Editor, Tygar, Doug, Series Editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series Editor, Antona, Margherita, editor, and Stephanidis, Constantine, editor
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- 2018
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4. Dental Health of Children with Autism: Controlling Anxiety Using Dental Care Training via ICT
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Bondioli Mariasole, Pelagatti Susanna, Buzzi Maria Claudia, Buzzi Marina, Senette Caterina, Uscidda Fabio, Giuca Maria Rita, Pardossi Francesca, Narzisi Antonio, Pinzino Martina, Semucci Valentina, and Vagelli Benedetta
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ICT ,dental care ,autismo ,Accessibility - Abstract
INTRODUCTION Offering dental health to children with autism is challenging because it provides various visual/aural stimulations rarely experienced in any other setting. Their different perception of the surrounding world and difficulty accepting unknown social contexts can generate anxiety and fear, which if not adequately addressed, might trigger problem behaviors. This often forces dentists to use potentially dangerous chemical sedation in order to perform dental work on the child. Since digital tools are natural motivators for children, our study aims to expand previous research investigating the full potential of ICT to deliver the awareness and predictability of all dental clinic environment components (settings, tools, noise, procedures). METHODS A multidisciplinary team applied co-design to selecting and creating digital resources and tools organized in a web application, MyDentist. A clinical protocol was defined and tested with a group of children with autism to implement desensitization and anxiety control in a real dental care setting using the kit of digital resources as assistive technology. Periodic visits (45 min) were scheduled for each child over a 3-month period in the same clinical room to ease familiarization. During dental care, structured training was delivered: 1) familiarization with medical procedures (control visits, dental hygiene, tooth decay treatment, dental sealant), and 2) educational activities (in the clinic) and homework using personalized digital resources. RESULTS Results appear to confirm the positive role of supportive technology in anxiety control: (i) Most children showed a positive response, modeling their behavior and becoming increasingly collaborative (ii) Caregivers strongly committed to the protocol were satisfied with their active involvement. (iii) Children who respected the weekly schedule successfully completed the dental protocol in the scheduled time, and their caregivers felt the child-parent relationship was reinforced. DISCUSSION This study confirms the importance of ICT tools for reducing anxiety during dental care sessions as well as for active parent involvement in the care of their children. Involving children in content creation during the clinical meeting helps them accept the dental care protocols. A few guidelines for creating accessible digital tools for anxiety reduction can be shared to benefit designers.
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- 2019
5. ICT to Aid Dental Care of Children with Autism.
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Bondioli, Mariasole, Pelagatti, Susanna, Buzzi, Maria Claudia, Buzzi, Marina, and Senette, Caterina
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,AUTISTIC children ,DENTAL care ,INFORMATION technology ,TOOTH care & hygiene - Abstract
Dental health in children with autism presents many challenges, due to their different perception of sensory experience and difficulty accepting unknown social contexts. The dental care setting presents strong sound-visual stimulations that can upset a patient with autism, often forcing dentists to administer chemical sedation in order to deliver dental care. In recent years, several technology-enhanced systems and apps have been proposed to help people with autism adapt to new contexts and cope with distressing social situations. Our study explores the potential of personalized digital tools for familiarizing these children with dental procedures and environments, and teaching them how to perform proper oral hygiene at home. A 3-month study to test ICT tools created to control children's anxiety and avoid sedation was carried out involving researchers, developers, dentists, psychologists, parents and ten children with autism observed under natural conditions during their first dental care cycle. The results appear to confirm the potential of personalized technology to reduce anxiety in professional settings, increasing children's wellbeing and safety and encouraging oral hygiene as part of their daily routine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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6. "Mom Let's Go to the Dentist!" Preliminary Feasibility of a Tailored Dental Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Italian Public Health Service.
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Narzisi, Antonio, Bondioli, Mariasole, Pardossi, Francesca, Billeci, Lucia, Buzzi, Maria Claudia, Buzzi, Marina, Pinzino, Martina, Senette, Caterina, Semucci, Valentina, Tonacci, Alessandro, Uscidda, Fabio, Vagelli, Benedetta, Giuca, Maria Rita, and Pelagatti, Susanna
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CHILDREN with autism spectrum disorders ,PUBLIC health ,CHILDREN'S health ,ORAL health ,DENTAL public health ,COST of dental care ,DENTAL health education - Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show worse oral health than their peers. Their access to health services is, at present, inadequate: few high-quality interventions have been designed and implemented to improve their care procedures so far. The purpose of this study is to describe an experience of dental care supported by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), for children with ASD in a public health service. In our study, 59 children (mean age 9.9 years; SD = 5.43) participated in the MyDentist project. It integrates classic dental care techniques with new practices for desensitization and fear control, delivered through an enhanced customized ICT-based intervention aiming at familiarizing the child with ASD with the medical setting and procedures. Two questionnaires were filled out by parents to describe the acceptability of the MyDentist experience for their children. Significant results were shown from T0 (before initiating MyDentist) to T1 (after 6 months of the MyDentist experience) regarding improved oral hygiene and cooperation during dental treatments. Families positively assessed the use of ICT support. In conclusion, the project demonstrated acceptability by parents, suggesting that public health dental care and prevention can be successfully implemented without resorting to costly pharmacological interventions (with potential side effects), taking better care of children's health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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