An oral health reform idea in New Hampshire is rooted in controversy - SentinelSource.com: Editorial

An oral health reform idea in New Hampshire is rooted in controversy - SentinelSource.com: Editorial: Untreated dental conditions led to 830,590 visits to emergency rooms nationwide in 2009, up 16 percent from three years before, according to a recent study by the Pew Center on the States, a non-profit agency that focuses on public policy. A New Hampshire report several years ago tracked emergency room visits for eight health conditions and found dental ailments accounted for the “most notable increase.” Often, those showing up at hospitals with oral health problems are children enrolled in Medicaid whose families can’t find a dentist willing to take their insurance.