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Library Categories > Dental Care for Special Needs Individuals > How to find a special needs dentist

 
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How to find a special needs dentist 		   
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Clinic - AUTISM AND DENTISTRY - May 2008
... a special needs patient by contacting the Special Care Dentistry Association at ... attitudes on serving those with autism and other special needs forever, which ...
www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/update/may08/CLINIC_autismdent.html

I found them and I will post a related training manual soon. I have contacted my states dental association and any dentist that is willing to learn how to deal with our kids.
The USC link links to special care dentist a great resource.

There is a special dentist program currently only in Calif to train dentist to work with our kids.
South Carolina Dental Directory for Individuals with Special Health ... A directory of South Carolina dentists who work with patients who have special healthcare needs both mental and physical (developmental delays, autism, cystic ...www.handsonhealth-sc.org/A/resources/dentist.php

Special Needs Childrens Dentist New York ... effective treatment for special needs clients, like those suffering from autism. ... use of laser treatment to treat such common dental problems like ...www.dentalfind.com/New_York2-Special_Needs_Dentistry

Gentle dental: Weiner winner treats children with special needs So what makes going to the dentist different for a child with special needs? ... ever listing of Massachusetts dentists who treat children with special needs. ...www.childrenshospital.org/chnews/02-09- 05/dental.html

Trust gives $268,000 to aid special-needs dental care ... said she is lucky because the state helped her find an appropriate dentist. ... parents who encounter dentists who refuse to treat special-needs kids, or ...www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/ articles/0719nedental19.html

This is a list of dentist plus info on how to deal with an autistic dental patient the same could be use for a dr visit as well. All things I have used before it was in writing.

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
which specialize in treating children with ...... Some children with special needs, especially those with Autism, have an oral se. toothbrushing difficu ...
www.chsd.org/documents/Autism/dental_directory.pdf

Please print the above file and take with you to a new potential dentist. Send a copy to every state dental association. Get them to start a similar training program in your area!

http://dental.pacific.edu/Dental_Services/Clinics/Special_Care_Clinic.html
Content:

Some dentist who see autistic kids who have special training.
Tags:

autism,  special needs dentist,  dentist who treat autistic patients,  kids
Submission Date:

10/21/2008by: Catdamom
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