Providing Care for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
As we continue to celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month, KOHC is recognizing the unique needs of children diagnosed with a Special Health Care Need (SHCN). SHCN is defined as any physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires medical management, health care intervention, and/or use of specialized services or programs. Nearly one in five U.S. children have a SHCN. Special health care needs can range in severity and [...]