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Access to dental care for children with special healthcare needs: general dentists' perspectives from the UAE.

Frontiers in oral health · Mustafa S, AlSalami A, Kowash M, Hussein I, Omer A, Al Halabi M · 2026-08-06

UAE general dentists identified patient behaviour challenges, inadequate training, and communication difficulties as major barriers to treating children with special healthcare needs, alongside insufficient equipment despite most clinics being physically accessible.

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