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The Patriot-News: Pennsylvania Gets a D for Programs to Prevent Tooth Decay in Children
Pennsylvania has received a D for its efforts to protect low-income children from tooth decay. The grade comes from the Pew Charitable Trusts, a non-profit that identifies problems within the states and promotes solutions. more
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The Gazette: Iowa Receives 'C' Grade in Dental Health Report
Iowa scores right in the middle in a new report that grades states on preventing tooth decay, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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The Denver Post: More Colorado Kids Need Preventive Dental Care
Colorado, like most states, isn’t doing enough to prevent tooth decay in children, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts more
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: State Among 5 With High Grade on Child Dental Sealants
Wisconsin is among the five states in the country with the most extensive programs to place dental sealants - plastic coatings applied to the chewing surface of molars to prevent tooth decay - in children, according to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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The Times-Picayune: Report Gives Louisiana a 'D' for Quality of Dental Care for Poor Kids
Louisiana got poor marks for the availability of programs to provide crucial dental care to low-income children, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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WLRN Public Radio: Amazing Sealants Defeat Childhood Tooth Decay But Does Florida Care? Study Says 'No'
Florida is missing a cheap and easy bet for improving the dental health of its children, according to a new survey from the Pew Charitable Trusts more
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WFSU Public Radio: Poor Access to Kids' Dental Care Costing Fla. Taxpayers
Florida, along with most U.S. states, is failing to prevent tooth decay in children in a key way, according to a report the nonprofit Pew Charitable Trusts released on Tuesday. more
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Dr. Biscupid: Most U.S. States Fall Short With Dental Sealant Programs
A new report released today by the Pew Center on the States found that 40% of all U.S. states earned either a D or F grade when it comes to providing children with dental sealants, missing a key opportunity to help prevent caries and reduce Medicaid and other health-related costs. more
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Falling Short
Pew’s 50-state report finds that most states are not doing enough to use a proven strategy for preventing tooth decay, unnecessarily driving up health care costs for families and taxpayers.
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The Sun Sentinel: Flordia Earns 'D' in Kids' Dental Health Report
Florida needs to put more teeth in its policies to protect children's dental health, if the results of a new national report by the Pew Children's Dental Campaign is any judge.
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