title: Special pediatric population groups and their use of dental services.
abstract: With special training and experience, many pediatric dentists are at the forefront in the care of the special population groups: the developmentally disabled; the chronically and the acutely ill; the hospitalized patient; the high-risk patient; and a variety of others with special needs.
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; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003815:Dentists; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans