Title: Identify special-needs and medically-compromised patients.
Course: Dental Careers I (14054-I) > Section: Serving Patients with Special Needs

Identification should include patients with

- developmental disorders
- physical disorders
- neurological disorders
- neuromuscular disorders
- pulmonary disorders
- blood disorders
- endocrine disorders
- behavioral and psychiatric disorders.

Process/Skill Questions

- How would one describe a special-needs patient?
- How do special-needs clients affect the dental appointment?