The Effect Of Periodontal Disease On Health Care Costs (Medical
The Effect Of Periodontal Disease On Health Care Costs (Medical News Today)
Prevention of periodontal disease may lead to saving of not only dental care but also medical care costs.Health care costs are useful units of measurement with which one can assess the economic impact of periodontal disease. [click link for full article]
Dental care obstacles not just for immigrants (The Charlotte Observer)
In response to "Immigrants often face dental care obstacles" (June 30):Many, many people find it difficult to come up with the money required to get their teeth fixed, from the working poor to the middle class, which is why they wind up in public health clinics and emergency rooms. Those who are lucky get to clinics staffed by dentists volunteering their time. And most people don't carry dental
Rule to expand dental care for poor children (Wisconsin State Journal)
A new state rule aims to improve dental care for low-income children by letting dental hygienists bill Medicaid for services performed without a dentist present.
Utah Philanthropists Restore Medicaid Dental Benefit (NPR)
When the Utah legislature cut dental care from its Medicaid plan earlier this year, Gov. Jon Huntsman asked the public to make donations. They delivered, raising the $2 million needed to restore the benefit. But critics say it's the role of government, not philanthropists, to pay for essential services.
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