title: Why is providing dental care to people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities such a low priority?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. hwaldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000191:economics*; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000191:economics*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D005245:Fee Schedules; D005250:Fees, Dental; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce