Enhancing Inclusive Dental Care in Virginia: Statewide Training and Mobile Demonstration of Sensory-Adapted Dental Environments (SADE)

Lab: ENABLE ⟩ Cluster: Autism, Sensory Processing, and Neurodevelopment ⟩ Cluster: Health Services and Health Equity ⟩ Cluster: Work, Health, and Occupational Engagement ⟩

The goal of the project is to expand equitable access to oral health care for individuals with developmental disabilities by training providers about sensory processing, how sensory processing challenges may impact dental care, and identifying/implementing sensory-based modifications to improve care.

Funding

Type	Source	Amount
Private	Virginia Board for People with Disabilities	$266,667

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.