The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign is partnering with dental provider associations, consumer groups and children’s advocates at the state and federal levels to increase federal support for Medicaid and CHIP and ensure federal requirements make it easier for states to operate successful dental programs. more

The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign is forming partnerships with states to expand dental care for children by adding new types of dental professionals. more

Extra support from voluntary, high-quality home visiting services can lead to improved family health and substantial savings for taxpayers. more

This 2010 report was the first to examine the impact that hiring new types of dental providers—dental therapists and hygienists-therapists—could have on both the productivity and profits of a private dental practice, where more than 90 percent of the nation’s dentists work. 

This 2010 brief explained how advocates campaigned successfully for a law licensing new dental providers, and the lessons this campaign offers to policy makers who want to expand dental coverage to underserved children in their state. more