Ben Hudson is the co-founder of sensory health, a Texas based company aiming to increase equality in healthcare for individuals impacted by sensory needs. Roughly 1 in 6 people in the united states is impacted by some form of sensory needs, and patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities frequently carry significant sensory issues. Ben’s passion is finding ways to raise the collective understanding of sensory issues such that we can better prepare for, understand, and treat patients with sensory needs. Ben and Sensory Health know there are unavoidable issues that patients with IDD will face regardless of how informed and prepared the provider is, so it is integral that providers AND patients and caregivers understand the changes we can make to better support everybody involved in the dental care process.

Some of the places Ben has spoken about sensory integration include the NYU College of Dentistry, the Michigan Oral Health Coalition's annual conference, the Special Care Dentistry Association annual conference, and he loves any opportunity to talk about this critically important topic!

Disclosure: Ben Hudson is the CEO of a Sensory Health, a for-profit entity.