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A state may have a significant share of dentists enrolled in Medicaid, but that doesn't mean they are treating these low-income patients, according to a research brief presented on October 4 by the ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — It's a new benefit for about one million Medicaid recipients--Comprehensive Dental coverage. The problem is many of them can't use it. One father came to ABC 13 asking for help ...

Like most dentists, Dr. John Powers of Main Street Dental Care in Montevideo, Minn., was skeptical about hiring a dental therapist -- a mid-level provider licensed to perform basic dental work, like ...

An estimated 1 in 3 dentists in the U.S. treat Medicaid patients, and those who see low-income patients are less likely to be white, according to a panel discussion held on September 15 by the ADA ...

North Carolina's expansion of Medicaid benefits to nearly 600,000 low-income residents on Dec. 1 opened services such as dental exams, routine cleanings and more complicated care for many people who ...