Thursday, July 30, 2009

Many Dentists Won't Fix Poor Children's Bad Teeth - The New York Times

Many Dentists Won't Fix Poor Children's Bad Teeth - The New York Times

"The New York Dental Society, a professional association, sued the state in February, saying that the state-run Medicaid program reimbursed dentists at rates so low that most refused to treat Medicaid patients. Of New York's 17,000 dentists, fewer than 1,200 handed in Medicaid claims in 1997, according to the State Health Department."