title: The special needs patient. Treatment in general dental practice: is it feasible?
abstract: Special needs patients often have difficulty in obtaining dental treatment. This paper highlights these problems and discusses, specifically, how these problems relate to the special needs patient in Hong Kong.
authors.affiliation: Department of Children's Dentistry and Othodontics, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
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authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003752:Dental Health Services; D004497:Education, Dental; D004519:Education, Special; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005382:Financing, Personal; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011641:Public Relations; D014187:Transportation of Patients