Resource Highlights:
Focus on Children and Adolescents with
Special Health Care Needs
This collection of selected resources offers high-quality information about children and adolescents with special health care needs. Use the tools below for further searching, or contact us for personalized assistance.
For a more comprehensive listing, review our resource guide on this topic.
Selected Materials in the OHRC Library
Barzel R, Holt K, Isman B. 2006. Special care: An oral health professional's guide to serving young children with special health care needs. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
This continuing education (CE) course provides oral health professionals (dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants) with information to ensure that young children with special health care needs have access to health-promotion and disease-prevention services that address their unique oral health needs in a comprehensive, family-centered, and community-based manner. Four CE credits through the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service or through the American Dental Hygienists' Association will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2007. The national survey of children with special health care needs: chartbook. Rockville, MD: Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
This chartbook presents survey results, which were self-reported by families, on the prevalence of special health care needs among children, the children's health and functional status, and their health insurance coverage. The chartbook includes national and state data on access to health services and support systems for this population. It also provides demographic characteristics, types of services needed, and satisfaction with services.
Silva S, Zimmerman B, Holt K. 2009. Oral health for children with special health care needs: Priorities for action—Recommendations from an MCHB expert meeting. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 19 pp. Report; presentation.
This report summarizes a meeting held on April 15-18, 2008, in Washington, DC, to discuss strategies and key partners for improving the oral health of children with special health care needs and the oral health care delivery system for this population in three priority areas: medical home and dental home interface, education and training, and financing. A companion presentation is also available.
University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program. 2010. Oral health fact sheets for patients with special needs. Seattle, WA: University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program. multiple items.
This series of fact sheets provides guidance to health professionals and parents and other caregivers on oral health in children with special health care needs. The series presents information for health professionals on 14 conditions and provides guidance for parents and other caregivers on scheduling and preparing for an oral health appointment and maintaining healthy teeth and gums.
Virginia Department of Health, Division of Dental Health. 2009. Visiting the dentist: Children with special health care needs. Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Health, Division of Dental Health. 2 pp.
This brochure provides information for children with special health care needs and their parents. It describes what to expect on the first dental visit, oral hygiene, common dental treatments and positioning at the dental office, establishing a dental home, and how to find an oral health professional.
Williams B, Tolbert J. 2007. Aging out of EPSDT: Issues for young adults with disabilities. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 12 pp.
This issue brief discusses the challenges and implications for young adults with disabilities when they lose their eligibility for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program benefits. The brief discusses the difficulty in qualifying for Medicaid and the reduced benefits that Medicaid provides for those who do quality for the program.
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Selected Websites
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Dental Lifeline Network
Family Voices
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Special Care Dentistry Association
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July 2011
