Special Healthcare Needs
- An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
A series of five self-contained online modules is designed to provide oral health professionals with information to help 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. - Planning Guide for Dental Professionals Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs (pdf)
Developed by the University of Southern California University Affiliated Program, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, this manual promotes a framework within which oral health professionals can communicate and work with families to ensure that appropriate, quality oral health care is provided both at home and in the dental office. - Children with Special Health Care Needs: An Introduction to Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
- Clinical Guideline on Management of Persons with Special Health Care Needs
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on management of persons with special health care needs. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2004. 4 p.
To address the management of oral health care particular to persons with special health care needs (SHCN) rather than provide specific treatment recommendations for oral conditions. - Oral Health for Families with Special Health Care Needs
This resource guide developed by the National Maternal and Hild Health Bureau is designed to give parents and caregivers of tips on keeping their child’s or teen’s mouth healthy. The guide is designed specifically for parents of children with special health care needs and for use in childcare centers and would also be a good resource for homeschool associations, parent and community outreach programs and dentist’s and doctor’s offices.