Lynnette Engeswick

Jun 23, 2023 | rdhmag.com | Sonika Masih |Christina McKenzie |Lynnette Engeswick |Whitney Crist

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) reports that approximately one in five US children has special health-care needs,1 which it defines as “any physical developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires medical care.” There is a direct correlation between the severity of such patients' health status and the likelihood that their dental needs are not being met; increasing awareness can improve dental hygienists'...