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What is the effect of a sensory-adapted dental environment (SADE), compared with a regular dental environment (RDE), on the physiological stress of autistic children? Listen to superstar clinician scientist Dr. Leah Stein Duker detail her great work with her Tailored Environmental Modifications Lab. The TEM Lab focuses on the broad-ranging effects of environmental factors on stress, well-being, and activity engagement during challenging healthcare encounters, and the efficacy of environmentally-based interventions to alleviate these challenges. In this podcast, Dr. Duker tells us about her pivotal study showing the calibrated measurement of the effect of a sensory-adapted dental environment in your practice.

Bio: 

Dr. Leah Stein Duker is an occupational therapist and Assistant Professor in the Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California. She runs the Tailored Environmental Modifications Lab utilizes a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research methodologies and highly interdisciplinary team science, bringing together collaborators from a diverse array of fields such as occupational therapy, dentistry, primary care, oncology, and engineering. Her work in dentistry has focused on autistic children, children with Down syndrome, children with dental fear and anxiety, and their families. Outside of dentistry, her work has included studies in oncology, emergency medicine, and primary care settings.

Link to faculty website: https://chan.usc.edu/people/faculty/Leah_Stein_Duker  

Link to JAMA Network Open paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2805513