Challenges experienced in the dental care of persons with special needs: a qualitative study among health professionals and caregivers

Table 1 Participants’ demographics

Participants ID	Transcript #	Sex	Ethnicity	Age	Children and ages with/without disability
D1 (dental therapist/assistant)	3	F	M	39	N/A
D2	7	M	IC	53	N/A
D3	9	F	AC	31	N/A
D4	11	F	AC	32	N/A
D5	12	F	AC	48	N/A
CG1 (self-advocate)	2	M	IC	52	None
CG2	1	F	M		2- 1 is 23 with autism, other is 21 without disability
CG3	4	M	AC/M	58	1- 22 with DS
CG4 (2 caregivers)	6	M	1-M	1–65	2–1 is with 27 CP other is 37 without disability
		M	2-M	2–42	2–1 is 8 with CP other is 17 without disability
CG5 (self-advocate with interpreter)	10	Both F	AC	49	None
P1	5	F	IC	35	N/A
P2	8	M	IC	44	N/A
P3	13	F	AC	54	N/A
P4	14	F	O	46	N/A
P5	15	F	IC	70	N/A

Groups of participants: D—Dental professional, CG—Caregiver, P—Physician
Ethnicity of participants: M—Mixed, IC—Indo-Caribbean, AC—Afro-Caribbean, O—Other

ISSN: 1472-6831