title: Pediatric dental practice and changing population demographics: a commentary.
abstract: US. Census Bureau reports for the 2010 census detail the slowing overall growth of the number of children with specific emphasis on the increasing proportion of Hispanic children in the population. A review of these data is considered in terms of the potential impact on pediatric dental practices.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-8706, USA. h.waldman@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Schindel
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data