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Oral Health Status of Low-Income Children in Pennsylvania: A Rural-Urban Comparison (2019)
November 20, 2019 | Health Care and Human Services
The overall goal of the research study was to develop recommendations for public policy to improve the oral health status of low-income children residing in rural Pennsylvania. Specifically, the research, conducted in 2018-2019, analyzed: (1) the oral health component of the Medical Assistance (MA) program for children in Pennsylvania, (2) the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), (3) a variety of additional oral health programs and services, (4) the school oral health program, (5) the supply and geographic distribution of dentists in Pennsylvania, and (6) the overall oral health care delivery system for low-income children in rural Pennslyvania.
Executive Summary
Tags: low-income , children , oral health
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.