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Steven P Perlman

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PubMed2003

58,228 children with disabilities in Massachusetts.

The 2000 Census data on the numbers of children with disabilities in Massachusetts are presented in each community in the state. There are numerous difficulties associated with the delivery of dental care to these youngsters with special needs. The 2002 Kids Count Census Data Online, developed by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (using Census Bureau 2000 data), provides an extended detailed numeric picture of noninstitutionalized United States children between the ages of 5 and 15 at the state, county, city, New England town, and metropolitan area levels. In addition to standard demographic characteristics, the report provides a detailed review of the prevalence of children with one or more disabilities (including long-term sensory, physical, mental, and self-care limitations.

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PubMed2003

Oral health. Massachusetts versus the United States.

Results from the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) provide an overview (at the state and national levels) of the burden of oral disease and the use of oral health services. Compared to national averages, Massachusetts residents are doing very well in terms of some broad measures, but (1) only average in the rate of edentulism, (2) below average in the rank of states with regard to its population on public water supply systems with fluoridation, and (3) marked by wide variations between the many in-state population groups.

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PubMed2002

What about dental care for people with mental retardation? A commentary.

People with mental retardation have untreated oral health needs that are comparable or even greater than those of individuals in the general population. But dental students have limited experiences in providing care for patients with special needs. In addition, there are numerous other barriers that current practitioners must overcome if we are to provide needed services for a population that increasingly resides in our communities.

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PubMed2002

Dental care for individuals with developmental disabilities is expensive, but needed.

More than $35 billion in additional lifetime costs will be expended for all children in the United States born with mental retardation in 1998 alone. The figure is $4.7 billion for California children. These numbers include neither the costs for individuals with other developmental disabilities, nor the costs for dental services. Despite the findings that individuals with mental retardation have more untreated dental needs than individuals in the general population, most dental students and many practitioners have limited experience in providing care for patients with special needs. The significant additional general costs for the care of people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities are a reality, but the dental profession must not lose sight of the need for its members to provide services for these individuals.

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People with disabilities: how are we going to meet their needs?

The proportion of the population age 65+ years will increase to 20% of U.S. residents in the next decades. It has been shown that the portion of the population with disabilities increases with age. Providing care for individuals with disabilities is expensive and consuming an increasing component of health service benefits. Health providers increasingly will be called upon to provide services for millions of persons with a wide range of ages and disabilities. How well prepared will the health professions, the individual practitioners, including dentists, and society in general be to meet these increasing needs?

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3,941,553 births in 1998: including tens of thousands with congenital anomalies and abnormal conditions.

Variations are occurring in the birth rates of different population and age groups in this country. In addition to these ongoing developments, there continues to be an increasing number of children born with congenital anomalies and birth injuries. A summary is provided of these developments (based on birth certificate reports) for the general population during the 1990s, and for newborns with congenital anomalies and birth defects during and past twenty-five years.

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Rural health issues.

The ability to improve one's health and reduce the subsequent risk of disease and disability poses distinct challenges for individuals living in rural areas of the United States. A review of rural health issues provides insight into the dental and general medical realities for 20 percent of the population of this country.

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Why dentists shun Medicaid: impact on children, especially children with special needs.

The Medicaid dental program was established to ensure that needed dental services were obtainable for poor children and adults. General Accounting Office reports and related studies, however, provided a detailed review of the consequences of the economic limitations on the effectiveness of this program. Emphasis in this review was placed on the reluctance of dental practitioners to participate, the resultant limited use of dental services, and the particular problems of youngsters with special health care needs.

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Health of children at the turn of the century.

A summary is presented of the highlights from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey of Children with comparisons to previous reports, including a consideration of general health status, prevalence of asthma, attention deficit disorder and other learning disabilities, contact with health professionals, need for and use of dental services, use of prescription medications, and health care risk factors.

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