Definition: Dental care for patients with chronic diseases. These diseases include chronic cardiovascular, endocrinologic, hematologic, immunologic, neoplastic, and renal diseases. The concept does not include dental care for the mentally or physically disabled which is DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED.
= professional care by a professional; DF: DENT CARE CHRONIC ILL
Other names Dentistry for Chronically Ill; Dentistry Chronically Ill; Chronically Ill, Dentistry; Chronically Ill, Dental Care