Lynn
McIvor,
OTD, OTR/L
Clinical Associate Professor
D'Youville University
Lynn McIvor, OTD, MS, OTR/L earned her master’s degree from D’Youville University and her occupational therapy doctorate degree from Chatham University. She is a clinical assistant professor at D’Youville University. Prior to working in academia, she has spent her career as a clinician working with children and adolescents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Early Intervention, preschool and school-based settings. Dr. McIvor has worked with an interdisciplinary team to improve success in a dental setting for the past year.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Individuals with intellectual and / or developmental disabilities (IDD) face many barriers to receiving healthcare. Difficulty with sensory processing, motor control, and behavioral expression present barriers to quality dental and health care (Raymaker et al., 2017; Stein-Duker et al., 2019). Occupational therapy practitioners possess unique skills to provide sensory and positioning adaptations, behavioral suggestions, and environmental modifications, prior to and during dental services. Research indicates receiving services in a Sensory Adapted Dental Environment (SADE) decreases anxiety…