[Dental treatment under general anesthesia offered at the Hospital Pediátrico Universitario de Puerto Rico during the years 1989-1994]. / Tratamiento odontológico bajo anestesia general ofrecido por el Hospital Pediátrico Universitario de Puerto Rico durante los años 1989-1994.

One hundred and fourteen mentally retarded (MR) and non-mentally retarded (NMR) patients were divided into two groups and categorized according to the condition presented. Age, sex, and type of procedure performed were recorded for each patient. On the MR group 32% were over 17 years of age. On the NMR group 51% were under 6 years of age. The sex distribution was similar in both groups. Exodontia was the most frequently performed dental procedure. The MR group was composed of those who presented only mental retardation (42%), cerebral palsy (17%), epilepsy (15%), syndromes (7%), endocrinopathies (7%), hydrocephalus (5%) and other conditions (7%). The NMR group was composed of those who presented cardiopathy (7%), bottle syndrome (42%), hemotopathy (11%), maxillofacial disorders (24%) and other conditions (16%).

[The current status in obtaining a license for the practice of dentistry in the European Union and the United States of America]. / Estado actual de la obtención de la licencia para el ejercicio de la odontología en la Unión Europea y en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica.

Present regulations on the issuance of dental licenses are very different between the United States of America and the European Community. Two different mechanisms attempt to arrive at the fairest possible solution: licenses controlled by either national and/or local examinations in the United States, and licensing by credentials in the European Community. Both are compared and discussed.