Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities

Dental care for the emotionally, mentally, or physically disabled patient. It does not include dental care for the chronically ill ( = DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL).

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Abstract

Dental care for the emotionally, mentally, or physically disabled patient. It does not include dental care for the chronically ill ( = DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL).

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Dental Care for Disabled
  • Dental Care for Handicapped
  • Dentistry for Disabled
  • Dentistry for Handicapped
  • Disabled, Dentistry for
  • Handicapped, Dentistry for

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16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

= professional care by a professional

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History Note

DENTAL CARE FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-1992; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED 1993-2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Dental Care (1973-1979)
  • Handicapped (1966-1979)
  • specific disability (1966-1979)
  • specific mouth or tooth disease (1966-1979)

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WU 470

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003730. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003730
  2. Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_needs_dentistry
  3. Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7574840