title: Hispanic children: an increasing reality in pediatric dental practice.
abstract: By the end of the current decade, the 11.5 million Hispanic children (less than eighteen years of age) in the United States will represent the largest population of minority children. Almost 48 percent of all Hispanic persons living in poverty were children (1989). Data show great need for dental care among these people, with only limited access to adequate care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8715.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D003462:Cuba; D003729:Dental Care; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011647:Puerto Rico