Special Care: Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
Families who have children with special health care needs face many challenges in securing the appropriate dental and health care services. Providing optimum oral health care for children with special health care needs starts with the creation of a shared philosophy of care between families and oral health professionals. Family-centered services and information enable parents and caregivers to access the best care for their child through a dental healthcare environment and professionals are responsive to the family's priorities and choices.
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) provides effective oral health resources, training, and technical assistance to oral health professionals who wish to provide dental care and services to children with special health care needs. They have ...