Dental case management: Increasing access to oral health care for families and children with low incomes

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1114-1121

  Greenberg, Barbara J S ^a   Kumar, Jay V ^a   Stevenson, Holly ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Tompkins County Department of Social Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Dental care utilization; Medicaid; Office visits; Patient education; Public health and community dentistry; Social support; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449108602     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0314     Document Type: Article

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