Pew Report Finds Majority of States Fail to Ensure Proper Dental Health & Access to Care for Children - Yahoo! News

"An estimated one in five children in America go without dental care each year and two thirds of states do not have effective policies in place to ensure proper dental health and access to care, according to a report by the Pew Center on the States. The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children, released with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the DentaQuest Foundation, grades each state's policy responses to the urgent challenges in dental health among America's low-income children"

"'...there are still millions of children and families – especially those who are poor and live in communities of color – who can't gain access to the care that exists,' said Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 'States need to explore creative workforce solutions, such as the dental therapist model, for addressing this glaring gap in our health care system, and improving access to quality oral health care for all children.'"