title: Almost 300,000 children (ages 5 to 15) with disabilities in California.
abstract: The 2000 Census data on the numbers of children with disabilities in California are presented by city, metropolitan area and congressional districts. There are numerous difficulties associated with the delivery of dental care to these youngsters with special needs. Nevertheless, if all dentists were willing to help, each practitioner would need to care for 13 of these youngsters. This paper will cover demographics, children with disabilities, dental services, and politics.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012111:Residence Characteristics