Children with both mental retardation and mental illnesses live in our communities and need dental care.
Children with mental retardation may also suffer from the dual condition of mental health problems. As a result of deinstitutionalization and mainstreaming of many of these youngsters, an increasing number reside in our communities and are dependent upon local dentists for services. A review of the complicating realities of these comorbidities is presented.
Waldman
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Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8706, USA.
Perlman
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology