title: Preparing the profession to care for youngsters with special health care needs.
abstract: The complex issues involved in providing dental services to the increasing numbers of youngsters with special health care needs require the preparation of students and practitioners to meet these developments. A review of the changes in dental school requirements, the extent of needed services, the increased costs, and a challenge for current practitioners is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental, Medicine, Stony Brook University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000191:economics; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004497:Education, Dental; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000193:education; D014481:United States