Shift in the right direction: Making dental care more accessible for people with disabilities
According to the American Psychiatric Association, 1% of the population has an intellectual disability. This means in the United States alone, with approximately 332 million people, there are about 3.32 million people with an intellectual disability. However, these numbers do not include individuals with other forms of disabilities, which are also widely prevalent in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 4.2 million Americans over the age of 40 have uncorrectable visual …