Immigrant children and pediatric dental practice.
One of every five of the almost one million annual immigrants to the United States is less than fifteen years of age. Many of today's immigrants are from areas of the world with language, customs and cultures that are far different from those persons who immigrated in past decades or were reared in this country. Providing dental care to these new youngsters with particularly diverse backgrounds is another challenge that faces pediatric dentists.
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Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8715, USA.
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