title: Dental implant care: should it be a specialty?
abstract: There is a growing demand and need for dental implants, but treatment is reaching only a selected patient population. There is no indication that the profession is unable to meet current needs. The profession must make this care available to more patients, direct preventive measures to susceptible edentate populations and address the issue of entitlement to primary care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Northwestern University School, Chicago 60611-2972.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jameson
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D003757:Dental Implantation; D015921:Dental Implants; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013039:Specialties, Dental; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants