As more adults with special needs seek oral health care in the private practice setting, clinicians need to be prepared to offer safe and effective treatment.

Transmucosal drug delivery provides an alternative to traditional enteral, intravenous, or intramuscular routes of medication administration.

Providing effective pain management to this population is key to ensuring anxious patients maintain their oral health.

Finding the right dose of anesthesia during oral surgery can be challenging, especially when the amount needed for each patient is variable.

The use of sedation and general anesthesia may make the treatment of children who cannot tolerate dental care possible.