title: Evolving "faces" of the next generations of pediatric patients.
abstract: Bureau of the Census projections for the next decades indicated dramatic increases in the numbers of minority children in our population and actual decreases in the numbers of non-Hispanic white children. A summary of these projections is provided.
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; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001723:Birth Rate; D019352:Censuses; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003469:Culture; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data