Bariatric dentistry: managing the plus-size patient

The British Society for Disability and Oral Health (BSDH) organised a one-day conference at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London. The programme was entitled ‘Bariatric dentistry: managing the plus size patient in special care dentistry’. This paper is a distillation of that conference and discusses obesity as a public health priority. The paper elucidates difficulties that these patients face as a result of their condition, particularly when seeking dental treatment.

Keywords: Obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), special care patients, bariatric dentistry, conscious sedation, general anaesthesia.

Journal of the Irish Dental Association 2017; 62 (6): 333-335.

Hassan Abed BDS MSc
Special Care Dentist
Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Floor 26, Tower Wing, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond SE1 9RT

Damien Reilly BDS DipDSed
Specialist in Special Care Dentistry
Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Floor 26, Tower Wing, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond SE1 9RT

Corresponding author: Hassan Abed BDS MSc E: Hassan.abed@kcl.ac.uk