On Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. CT, the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute will present details of its recent report “The Oral Health Care System: A State-By-State Analysis.”
The report includes data on all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the nation as a whole, including the most current available information on:
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Trends in dental care utilization (dental visits) for Medicaid-enrolled children, as well as for children and adults with private dental benefits;
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Trends in the supply of dentists, including the percentage who participate in Medicaid;
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Trends in reimbursement rates for dental care services in Medicaid and private dental benefit plans; and
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Percentage of the population with access to optimally fluoridated drinking water (among people on community water systems).
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Each state report also includes results from an innovative survey of nearly 15,000 U.S. adults, measuring their “dental IQ,” self-reported oral health status, and attitudes toward the importance and value of good oral health.
The report is available online.
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