Providing dental care for the patient with autism.
The increasing number of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders highlights the need to provide a full range of services, including dental care. A review of the autism spectrum, the magnitude of the problem, and approaches to providing services by dental practitioners are presented.
Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-8706, USA.
H Barry
HB
Waldman
Steven P
SP
Perlman
Allen
A
Wong
D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology