New Push Underway To Train Doctors, Dentists On Developmental Disabilities

Groups representing the nation’s doctors and dentists are committing to better prepare students in their fields to treat those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a move that could lead to major improvements in care for people in this population.

The presidents of the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association said that they would work to expand disability training for medical and dental students during an appearance earlier this summer at the American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry’s One Voice Conference in Orlando, Fla.

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