Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

Problems With Access to Dental Care for Medicaid-Insured kids

Mar 14, 2002

Dental disease is the most common health problem in this country, yet
even
those with public insurance have difficulty gaining access to primary
dental services, according to this report in the American Journal of
Public Health. Caregivers who successfully searched for providers,
arranged for an appointment, and found transportation often had to
contend
with additional barriers, including long waiting times and
disrespectful
and discriminatory behavior from staff and providers because of their
race
and public assistance status. http://www.ajph.org/content/vol92/issue1/