title: Children with both mental retardation and mental illnesses live in our communities and need dental care.
abstract: 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.
authors: Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8706, USA.
authors: H B
authors: HB
authors: Waldman
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Perlman
mesh_terms: 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