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Open AccessDentistry and Childhood Poverty in the United States
Dentistry and Childhood Poverty in the United States
1Department of General Dentistry, Stony Brook University
2Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University
3Pediatric Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.37.1.q556103582275g23 Vol.37,Issue 1,September 2012 pp.113-116
Published: 01 September 2012
*Corresponding Author(s): Waldman HB E-mail: h.waldman@stonybrook.edu
Abstract
The proportion and numbers of children living in low income families and without health insurance continues to increase. The magnitude of these problems is considered at localized levels in terms of the impact on the use of dental services.
Keywords
child poverty, health insurance, race/ethnicity, demographics
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Waldman HB,Cannella D,Perlman SP. Dentistry and Childhood Poverty in the United States. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2012. 37(1);113-116.
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