Some reflections on the work of the Committee for the Dental Care of Handicapped Children (N.S.W. Branch).
The history of the committee for the Dental Care of Handicapped Children (N.S.W. Branch) is presented. There is some discussion on the difficulties of establishing just how many children there are, the concern of members of the profession and many people involved with their every-day care for their dental health, the results and some conclusions arrived at from questionnaires forwarded to voluntary organizations and dentists, the need for the involvement of dental educators, the difficulties encountered in the actual implementation of the concept, the task of the Dental Services Division and the Government Anaesthetic Service of the Health Commission of New South Wales in allocating manpower resources, and, finally, some inferences to be drawn as a result of being involved in the scheme.
D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry