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Article: Universal access to healthcare: making a difference.
- Article from:
- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
- Author:
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Universal access to appropriate and necessary dental care continues to remain an elusive goal for some of society's most vulnerable individuals. The overall health of children, the elderly, and persons of all ages with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities has been adversely affected by their inability to access comprehensive dental care. Over the years, public debate about the healthcare access issue affecting persons with developmental disabilities has led to finger-pointing by governmental officials, healthcare providers and institutions, professional and advocacy organizations, families and persons with disabilities in an attempt to identify the ...