Episode 148 - Dental Exam Tolerance w/ Dr. Kelly McConnell

ABA Inside Track

Robert Parry-Cruwys

Behavioralscience, Education, Appliedbehavioranalysis, Autism, Social Sciences, Aba, Science, Specialeducation

4.6 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

While nobody really wants to go to the dentist, there’s a big difference between a grumbling as you walk in for a cleaning and hiding under the dining room table when the word “fluoride” is uttered. This week, Dr. Kelly McConnell stops by to discuss her research on helping individuals with autism tolerate dental exams, including the do’s and do not’s of working with dentists and ensuring that the program in the clinic actually results in a successful trip to the dentist’s office. 4 out of 5 dentists recommend you listen to this episode (we’re guessing).

Articles discussed this episode:

Allen, K.D., & Wallace, D.P. (2013). Effectiveness of using noncontingent escape for general behavior management in a pediatric dental clinic. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46, 723-737. doi: 10.1002/jaba.82

Carter, L., Harper, J.M., & Luiselli, J.K. (2019). Dental desensitization for students with autism spectrum disorder through graduated exposure, reinforcement, and reinforcement fading. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 31, 161-170. doi: 10.1007/s10882-018-9635-8

McConnell, K.L., Sassi, J.L., Carr, L., Szalwinski. J., Courtemanch, A., Njie-Jallow, F., & Cheney, W.R. (2020). Functional analysis and generalized treatment of disruptive behavior during dental exams. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. doi: 10.1002/jaba.747

Appukuttan, D.P. (2016). Strategies to manage patients with dental anxiety and dental phobia: Literature review. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 8, 35-50. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S63626

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to ABA Inside Track, the podcast that's like reading in your car, but safer.
0:19.3	I'm your host, Robert Perry Cruz, and with me, as
0:21.2	always are my fabulous co-hosts. Hello, Rob, it's Diana. And it's me, Jacqueline McDonald.
0:27.8	I'm going to be honest, even though we're recording somewhat over the internet, I am still picking up
0:31.7	like a minty, fresh breath from everybody in our virtual recording studio.
0:39.2	Thank you very much.
0:40.2	It's wonderful.
0:41.7	It's your new smell of a phone.
0:42.6	Yeah, exactly.
0:45.5	The internet's gotten really good in these times we're all stuck at home.
0:49.2	What do you account for that just minty freshness?
0:49.9	What could it be?
0:52.3	I think it might be my new toothpaste.
0:53.7	Your new toothpaste? I think it just might me my new toothpaste. Your new toothpaste?
0:56.4	I think it just might me my natural breath.
1:01.4	You are always minty fresh, Jack.
1:01.9	I know.
1:03.3	I'm always very natural.
1:05.9	But you brush your teeth too, Jaggy, I'm guessing, right?
1:07.2	Like, you can't just be all natural.
1:08.1	That's personal information. Oh, sorry.
1:09.3	I do brush my teeth.
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