Cavities are what you get from tooth decay -- damage to the tooth. Tooth decay can affect both the outer coating of a tooth (called enamel) and the inner layer (called dentin).
Gifted Children Should be Considered for Special Education Services In a recent OSEP communication, Letter to Anonymous, 110 LRP 52277 (OSEP 1/13/10), the agency informed an anonymous writer that the IDEA and its regulations, although silent on the topic of gifted students, protect students who have qualifying disabilities requiring special education and related services even if they are intellectually gifted.
If a state does not consider gifted education mandatory, individual districts may, thus the definition of what gifted is varies from state or district. In contrast with special education, gifted education is not regulated on a federal level, although recommendations by the US Department of Education are offered.