Families with SHCN children experience much higher expenditures than required for healthy children. Because of the unmet dental care needs of individuals with SHCN, emphasis
on a dental home and comprehensive, coordinated services should be established.11,12 Optimal health of children is more likely to be achieved with access to comprehensive health care benefits.13 Financing and reimbursement have been cited as common barriers for medically necessary oral health care.14,15 Insurance plays an important role for families with children
who have SHCN, but it still provides incomplete protection.16-18 Furthermore, as children with disabilities reach
adulthood, health insurance coverage may be restricted