Helping special olympics athletes sport good smiles. An effort to reach out to people with special needs.
For the millions of people in the world with special needs, dental care is usually not a priority, often taking a back seat to more pressing and complicated medical issues. This article offers a brief overview of the integration of a dental program into the Special Olympics organization. This overview is followed by a discussion on dental education with regard to people with special needs, and then reviews measures for the prevention of injuries.
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Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D009909:Oral Health; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D013177:Sports; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control