Resources for the Dental Professional
Related Links
SCDA is dedicated to providing exceptional oral health care to special needs patients and the professionals who serve them. Please click here for helpful links and resources.
Online Residency Exam
To access the AAHD Residency Outcomes Assessment Exam online, click here.
Surgeon General Report
Check out www.surgeongeneral.gov for information on the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities.
Consensus Conference on Oral Health and People with Special Needs
SCDA members held the Consensus Conference on Oral Health and People with Special Needs, in conjunction with the Pacific Center for Special Care. Information from this conference is available here.
The Special Olympics Network
The Special Olympics network maintains the largest health care providers list for people with disabilities in North America. Health care providers can enroll in the directory at www.specialolympics.org/providerdirectory.
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) has produced a fact sheet to assist professionals working to improve oral health services for children and adolescents with special health care needs. The fact sheet, Oral Health for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs: Challenges and Opportunities, presents information on unmet oral health care needs, oral health and general health and well-being, barriers to care such as lack of insurance or qualified oral health professionals, and how Medicaid and other publicly financed reimbursement methods offer opportunities for care. The fact sheet is available here.
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