The oral health of special needs children: Dentistry's challenge to provide care

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-205

  Shenkin, Jonathan D ^a,b   Davis, Martin J ^c   Corbin, Stephen B ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Special Olympics University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0035349132     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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