Children and adolescents from states that had higher Medicaid payment levels to dentists between 2000 and 2008 were more likely to receive dental care, although children covered by Medicaid received dental care less often than children with private insurance, according to a new study.
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Need For Low-Cost Dental Care In Cook County Far Exceeds Services
February 1, 2011
After losing her job and her health insurance two years ago, Jamila Lawrence was relieved to receive her Medicaid card. That is, until the Bronzeville mother of two tried to use it last year to find a dentist willing to perform a root …
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Dental Crowns: What Are They and Why …
December 16, 2010
Machine-made crowns, which are cheaper in price, but look fake and they don’t fit very well. Food and bacteria will get trapped, and defeat the purpose of having a crown in the first place.