EDITORIAL: For children, the gift of a healthy smile | GK Health

EDITORIAL: For children, the gift of a healthy smile | GK Health: Nationwide, fewer than half of children enrolled in Medicaid -- the health insurance program for the poor -- get any dental care at all. And that's not just the parents' fault: "Only about 20 percent of the nation's dentists provide care to people with Medicaid, and, of those who do, only a small percentage devote a substantial part of their practice to serving those who are poor, chronically ill or living in rural communities," a recent U.S. Senate report declared.