Regular preventative care and maintenance are integral to good health. The better you treat your body, the better it will treat you. Unfortunately, you can’t…
Findings of the National Maternal & Child Oral Health Policy Center Focus Group
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Centre (Policy Centre), in its charge to enhance policymakers’ knowledge to address ongoing oral health disparities, identified…
ORAL HEALTH: Efforts Under Way to Improve Children’s Access to Dental Services, but Sustained Attention Needed to Address Ongoing Concerns
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorizing Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) required GAO to study children’s access to dental care. GAO assessed (1) the extent to…
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State policymakers are faced with making decisions about how to improve the health of their constituents and access to care while dealing with diminishing state…
Improving the Oral Health of Pregnant Women and Young Children: Opportunities for Policymakers
The foundation for good oral health is established early in childhood and the role of the mother is significant even prior to conception.1 Most women,…
Exchanges and Dental Coverage: Building on an Employer Base
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers providing coverage through the newly established Exchanges to offer pediatric dental coverage as part of…
Findings of the National Maternal & Child Oral Health Policy Center Focus Group
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center (Policy Center), in its charge to enhance policymakers’ knowledge to address ongoing oral health disparities, identified…