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Reimbursing Medical Providers for Preventive Oral Health Services: State Policy Options
Children’s dental care | Medicaid | Workforce
Tooth decay, while highly preventable, is the most common chronic disease among children, and it disproportionately affects children from families with low incomes.  Many state Medicaid agencies are working to increase children’s access to preventive oral health services by reimbursing primary care medical providers for fluoride varnish...
Carrie Hanlon, Program Manager
February 2010
Engaging Primary Care Medical Providers in Children’s Oral Health
Children's dental care | Primary care | Workforce
Access to dental care in the U.S. is a severe problem for young children, underscored by the fact that only a quarter of all children under six had a dental visit in 2004. In an effort to address these access issues, many states have begun reimbursing medical providers for delivering basic oral health services to children. This issue brief...
Chris Cantrell, Policy Analyst
September 2009
Help Wanted: A Policymaker’s Guide to new Dental Providers Issue Brief
Children | Dental providers | Workforce
Access to dental care is an increasingly serious problem for many people in the United States, particularly for children.  There is a shortage of private dentists and a limited availability of affordable, or government-supported dental care. This is further compounded by the small number of private dentists willing to participate in public...
Shelly Gehshan
Mary Takach, Program Director
May 2009
Help Wanted: A Policymaker’s Guide to new Dental Providers Report
Children's dental care | Dental providers | Workforce
Access to dental care is an increasingly serious problem for many people in the United States, particularly for children.  There is a shortage of private dentists and a limited availability of affordable, or government-supported dental care. This is further compounded by the small number of private dentists willing to participate in public...
Shelly Gehshan
Mary Takach, Program Director
May 2009
Increasing Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Targeted Programs for Four Populations
Children's dental care | Medicaid | Vulnerable populations
Poor access to oral health care and low utilization of oral health services by publicly insured people have been persistent problems that states and their Medicaid programs have grappled with for decades. However, there are groups of Medicaid enrollees – such as young children, pregnant women, people with developmental disabilities, and...
Andrew Snyder
March 2009