​Dental Management Of Children With Special Health Care Needs

ABSTRACT

The management of children with health care needs creates hesitation and anxiety among health professionals includingdentists. There has been general agreement that disabled population has a higher prevalence of dental caries, poor oralhygiene, and compromised gingival and periodontal health than healthy population. Oral healthcare professionals requirespecialized knowledge acquired through special training and increased awareness. The purpose of this article is to describethe characteristics of some common developmental disabilities and medically compromised states and the challenges of theseissues present to the oral healthcare professionals.