title: Helping special olympics athletes sport good smiles. An effort to reach out to people with special needs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: 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