title: You may be treating children with mental retardation and attention deficit hyperactive disorder in your dental practice.
abstract: Providing dental services for children with mental retardation is complicated further for those youngsters with the comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A general introduction into these conditions is presented in an effort to extend practitioner awareness and ability to provide needed care.
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
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swerdloff
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods