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Teeth Matter
The Children's Dental Health Project's blog
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August 5, 2024
Building a healthier future by training for teamwork across medicine and dentistry
Many kids and adults can’t access oral health care due to ongoing silos between medicine and dentistry. Interprofessional education can help end the divide.
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July 26, 2024
Study: Medicaid block grants and per capita caps would risk families’ oral health
Evidence shows how proposals to fundamentally alter Medicaid’s financing structure would cause deep cuts for kids and families who count on the program.
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July 24, 2024
Listening for the right oral health message in Maine
With state partners, CDHP examined what messages could most motivate policymakers to act on oral health. A local leader shares some key lessons.
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July 17, 2024
Report examines connections between expanded adult Medicaid coverage and maternal health
Research on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion affirms how comprehensive coverage supports healthy pregnancies and gives newborns a strong start.
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July 3, 2024
CDHP urges Congress to unlock every families’ potential by meeting their oral health needs
CDHP & nearly 100 partners call on lawmakers to make oral health a priority in any major health reform like Medicare for All or other universal coverage effort.
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June 19, 2024
Struggling families at risk under proposed changes to federal poverty measure
Under a White House proposal, fewer kids and adults in need would be eligible for Medicaid, CHIP, and other public programs that support good oral health.