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Download full textAlmeida, Ruth; Hill, Ian; Kenney, Genevieve – 2001
Dental disease is one of the most prevalent illnesses facing children in the United States today. Eighty percent of untreated dental disease in permanent teeth is found in roughly 25 percent of 5- to 17-year old children, most of whom come from low-income and other vulnerable populations. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Dental Health, Health Insurance
