Cite as: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2018. Special Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs—Second Edition. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
The curriculum was prepared by Ruth Barzel and Katrina Holt of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) at Georgetown University.
This publication was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award #U44MC30806 for the National Maternal and Child Center for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement in the amount of $4,000,000 over 4 years with no funding from nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, or endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government. For more information, please visit www.HRSA.gov.
Sincere appreciation is due to the following parents and professionals who contributed to and reviewed the second edition of the Special Care curriculum.
Jay Balzer, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Linda Boyd, R.D.H., R.D., Ed.D.
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene
Beverly Isman, R.D.H., M.P.H., E.L.S.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Diane Flanagan, R.D.H.
Children’s Health Alliance
Kathy Geurink, R.D.H., M.A.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Lisa Mallonee, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.
Caruth School of Dental Hygiene
Texas A&M University
Sandra Osborne, R.D.H., M.S.
Department of Dental Hygiene
Howard University College of Dentistry
Dawn Smith, B.S.D.H., R.D.H., M.S.
Department of Dental Hygiene
Howard University College of Dentistry
Cynthia Stegman, Ed.D., R.D.H., R.D., LD, CDE, FAND
Dental Hygiene Department
University of Cincinnati
Sheryl Syme, R.D.H., M.S.
Division of Dental Hygiene
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
George Thomas, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Howard University College of Dentistry
Norman Tinanoff, D.D.S.
Division of Pediatric Dentistry
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Pam Vodicka, M.S., R.D.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Curriculum content for the first edition was prepared by Ruth Barzel and Katrina Holt, OHRC at Georgetown University, with assistance from Beverly Isman, independent consultant. Content was adapted from the Planning Guide for Dental Professionals Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs, prepared by Beverly Isman and Renee Nolte Newton, independent consultants, with assistance from Cary Bujold and Marion Taylor Baer of the University of Southern California, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Special Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs (2nd ed.). © 2018 by National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University
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