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  • Title: How a North Carolina program boosted preventive oral health services for low-income children.
    Author: Rozier RG, Stearns SC, Pahel BT, Quinonez RB, Park J.
    Journal: Health Aff (Millwood); 2010 Dec; 29(12):2278-85. PubMed ID: 21134930.
    Abstract:
    Dental caries (tooth decay), the most common chronic disease affecting young children, is exacerbated by limited access to preventive dental services for low-income children. To address this problem, North Carolina implemented a program to reimburse physicians for up to six preventive oral health visits for Medicaid-enrolled children younger than age three. Analysis of physician and dentist Medicaid claims from the period 2000-2006 shows that the program greatly increased preventive oral health services. By 2006 approximately 30 percent of well-child visits for children ages six months up to three years included these services. However, additional strategies are needed to ensure preventive oral health care for more low-income children.
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