Louisiana was one of nine states to receive an “F” grade for addressing the dental needs of children. According to the Pew Center on the States, which did the study with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the DentaQuest Foundation, Louisiana met two of eight benchmarks for children’s dental care. Those benchmarks have to do with the percentage of high-risk schools with dental sealant programs and the amount of dentist fees reimbursed by Medicaid. However, fewer than one in three Louisiana children on Medicaid received dental care in 2007, and 40% of residents have access to fluoridated water. Other states getting “F” grades include Arkansas, Delaware, New Jersey, Hawaii, Florida, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming. States that earned an “A” for children’s dental health were Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island and South Carolina. See the report here.
La. gets an ‘F’ for children’s dental health
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