Children with special health care needs may encounter difficulty finding dental care
Original Article
Al Agili DE, Roseman J, Pass MA, Thornton JB, Chavers LS. Access to dental care in Alabama for children with special needs: parents' perspectives. J Am Dent Assoc 2004;135:490-5.
Level of Evidence
4
Purpose
The authors sought to characterize the degree that children with special health care needs in Alabama could access dental care and what barriers interfered with their access to dental care.
Source of Funding
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Type of Study/Design
Case series: Mail survey/descriptive
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Craniofacial Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington