Compassionate Child - and Family-centered Dental Support, with Dr. Rose-Marie Daly
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What challenges do neurodivergent children face in accessing dental care?
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Hi, I'm Dr. Barry Prazant, clinical scholar, researcher, and consultant on autism and neurodiversity, and a Brooklyn boy raised in the big city. And I'm Dave.
I'm none of those things, and I grew up on a farm in Illinois. But being on the spectrum myself, I have plenty of personal insight to lend.
And this is Uniquely Human The Podcast, a show that illuminates and celebrates autism and neurodiversity.
Well today we have a very special guest on Uniquely Human the podcast. Um and our special guest is Rosemarie Daly. So Rosemarie, welcome.
Thank you, Barry.
Uh just a a little bit of background. Uh Rosemarie and I were honored to be invited to um a a European conference uh basically on helping um a community of professionals, healthcare professionals, to provide better and less traumatic experiences for children in healthcare and especially in hospital settings. Um and Rosemary gave a Wonderful presentation and and I said, okay, so many parents and family members are always tossing us questions about going to the dentist. And I said, oh my goodness, Rosemary's the perfect person. So a little bit about you. Um Dr. Rosemary Daly is a specialist in pediatric dentistry and private practice in Dublin. She graduated from University College Cork in 2003 and completed specialty training in pediatric dentistry in Leeds in the UK in 2009.
Uh she also has a specialist membership in pediatric dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, which is an incredible city. Uh and a fellowship in pediatric dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2009. Uh but Rosemary really is there in the front line. She provides services for pediatric patients who are compromised in relation to their dental care, um, for reasons such as being very young. Being on the autism spectrum, having intellectual disabilities, dental anxiety, needle phobia, generalized anxiety, and sensory processing issues, which we really know very often co-occur with neurodivergent kids. She advocates for pediatric oral health in Ireland and internationally, I have to add that, and believes strongly in helping parents understand the importance.
of oral health, which we'll be talking about, obviously, preventive care and early visits. And Rosemary also is on the Clinical Advisory Committee of the European Academy of Pediatric. Dentistry. Boy, yeah you have um quite uh uh an agenda in addition to seeing um patients and families directly.
I do. It's busy, uh, it's challenging, but it's something I've always been really passionate about. Um, so I wouldn't be doing anything else very.
Yeah. So uh how about your journey and your path a little bit? If you could briefly tell us why you went into dentistry and what you enjoy most about your work.
Sure. Uh so I grew up in a small village in the middle of Ireland, County Leash. Um my mum was a nurse, my dad was a metalwork teacher, uh so um and my mum had a play school. So looking back, I probably uh was around two people who shared lots of skill sets that I use every day. Um so combination of competencies and interests, I I love working with my hands. Um and working in a caring profession was something that always just came very naturally to me. And I always loved science, found it really interesting. I also really liked psychology and I loved art. And uh I found business really stimulating. So all of those things made they came together uh and I suppose I I get to use all of those things that I found really interesting and had aptitudes and interests in, aptitudes for and interests in.
I get to use those all the time in in having a pediatric dental practice.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What challenges do neurodivergent children face in accessing dental care?
0:00–8:16
2
How did Dr. Rose‑Marie Daly become a specialist in pediatric dentistry?
8:16–17:42
3
Why is oral health especially important for children with sensory or anxiety issues?
17:42–26:59
4
What does a child‑competent dental appointment look like for families?
26:59–34:42
5
How can dental teams reduce uncertainty and build trust before a child sits in the chair?
34:42–42:40
6
What practical techniques help calm anxious or dysregulated children during treatment?
42:40–50:56
7
How should dentists handle unexpected distress or the need to stop a procedure?
50:56–58:21
8
What long‑term strategies support ongoing oral health for neurodivergent families?
58:21–1:10:30
Speakers
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