title: Changing demographics and providing dental services for Hispanic children.
abstract: General population demographics in the United States are undergoing dramatic changes. Long-term customary populations which provided the bulwark for many successful dental practices are being replaced by the many minority populations, in particular the Hispanic population. Despite these significant general population developments, the demographic profile of the dental profession has experienced (and apparently--based on dental student populations--will continue to experience) limited changes. The economic strength of the profession may well be predicated upon its responses to these developments.
authors.affiliation: Department General Dentistry, Stony Brook University, NY, USA. h.waldman@stonybrook.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; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007802:Language; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data