title: More minority children and the need to stress dental care.
abstract: Dramatic changes in population projections through the middle of the next century indicate major increases in the size of the population, particularly for the various minority groups. For the most part, these are the populations which traditionally have had greater dental needs and reduced levels of services. The future of pediatric dentistry will required increased attention to these populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8715.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011158:Population Growth; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology