In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editor Dr. Stephanie M. Munz
brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Special Care
Dentistry. In this issue, top experts in the field focus on the
provision of dental care services for people with cognitive, physical,
medical, or developmental conditions which can preclude them from
receiving routine dental care. Key topics include patients with cleft
lip, orofacial pain, and neurosensory disorders, in addition to
teledentistry, mentorship, advocacy, and the impact of the COVID
pandemic.
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Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including dental
materials in special care dentistry; the pandemic impact on oral
health of patients with special healthcare needs; teledentistry for
patient-centered screening and assessment; oral health advocacy over
the lifespan for the patient with special healthcare needs;
interprofessional collaboration for the patient with special
healthcare needs; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on special care dentistry, offering
actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under
the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize
and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create
clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
