USA- With only about out of Medicaid-enrolled children receiving dental care, a newly released document from the American Dental Association (ADA) shows how some states have initiated innovative reforms that dramatically improve access to dental care.
The document, State Innovations to Improve dental Access for Low-Income Children: A Compendium Update is a compilation of information drawn from each state’s Medicaid & State Kid’s Health Insurance Program. It addresses such barriers as poor financing, administrative red tape, lack of patient-case management & low oral health literacy.
States continue to explore & implement commonsense, market-based reforms to their dental Medicaid programs, with some promising results,” they adds. “But much more needs to be completed, & theADAwill continue to promote & advocate solutions that ease the burden of untreated dental disease on the nation’s disadvantaged children.”
For a replica of State Innovations to Improve Dental Access for Low-Income Children: A Compendium Update, visit ada.org/goto/medicaid.
The not-for-profitADAis the nation’s largest dental association, representing over 149,000 members. The premier source of oral health information, theADAhas advocated for the public’s health & promoted the art & science of dentistry since the 1859. TheADA’s state-of-the-art research facilities create & check Dental products & materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry & made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable & revered guide to consumer & professional products.
