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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emergency dental care less available for Medicaid kids. May 23, 2011— -- Young Medicaid recipients have a harder time getting emergency dental appointments than privately insured youngsters, ...

A dental practice that treats 25,000 Medicaid patients, including homeless patients in Albany, said it is dropping out of the program for low-income residents because of state cuts in fees. Medicaid ...