title: Your next pediatric dental patient may be a parent.
abstract: The marked increases at the national and state level of preteen and teenage sexual activity and childbearing are reviewed in an effort to make dental practitioners aware of extent of the problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001034:Apgar Score; D001723:Birth Rate; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017533:Marital Status; D010290:Parents; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012723:Sex; D012907:Smoking