Where can people with special needs obtain dental care?
- Inform the dentist about your special health or
financial conditions.
- Ask if the dentist has training and/or experience in
treating patients with your specific condition.
- Ask if the dentist has an interest in treating patients
with your specific condition.
- Find out if the dentist participates in your dental
benefit plan (dental insurance program.)
- Ask if the dental facility is accessible to the
disabled. - Call or write the dental director at your state department of public
health.
- Contact the nearest dental school clinic or hospital dental department, especially if it is affiliated with a major university.
- Contact the Special Care Dentistry (Formerly
Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry, the
Academy of General Dentistry and
theAmerican Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry for a referral.
- Also, the National Oral Health Information
Clearinghouse may have useful information.
- Contact the National Foundation of Dentistry for the
Handicapped(NFDH), a charitable affiliate of the
American Dental Association since 1988. The NFDH, via
several programs, facilitates the provision of comprehensive
dental care for needy disabled, elderly, and medically
compromised individuals.
- Dentists and dental institutions organizing or
participating in voluntary projects that care for uninsured
and underserved patients will find information, and grant
opportunities through http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/home.htm (VIH). VIH
Program staff are available to assist you at the toll-free
number 1-877-844-8442.
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