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Download full textRehabilitation Services Administration (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
The document presents a Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) special report on dental care for the handicapped. The nature and extent of the problem of providing dental services to the handicapped population is examined. The handicapped population is defined and their oral health status reviewed. Factors contributing to the poor oral…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Dental Schools, Dentists, Disabilities
Peer reviewedMecklenburg, Robert Ellis – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1994
Focusing dental efforts on hard-core and high-risk smokers can decrease smoking prevalence. Challenges to the dental profession include professional legitimacy, dental professional education, defining special populations, and overcoming barriers to access. Opportunities include strategic placement, strategic relations with those serving high-risk…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Dentists, Health Education, Health Promotion
