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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: KBIA-FM
KBIA Public Radio: Why Missouri Is Falling Short on Children's Dental Health
The Pew Charitable Trust recently released a report or oral health that didn’t speak too highly of Missouri. On an A through F scale, it gave the state a D for its efforts to provide access to dental sealants for high-need kids. more
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- Economic Mobility Project
Reading Eagle: Report Shows College Education Still Pays Dividends
It seems just about everyone has heard about the plight of recent college graduates who are saddled with heavy debt, unable to find jobs in their chosen fields and stuck living at home with little to do except perhaps some low-paying work. more
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- Economic Mobility Project
- Source: Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly: Don't Brood: It Still Pays to Go to College
The recession and high national unemployment rates make life after college look worse than college itself, often leaving new graduates overqualified and underemployed. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Wall Street Journal: Bank Fees—What Are They Good For?
From mandatory-arbitration clauses that waive jury trials to fees on empty envelopes and cash deposits, your bank is keeping disclosures tied to your checking accounts heavily cloaked in fine print and sometimes not in any print at all. more
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- Source: The Yakima Herald
The Yakima Herald: Declining State Dental Benefits Create Issues of Access, Cost
Washington state ended its basic dental coverage for Medicaid-eligible adults in January 2011. Proponents for restoring the coverage say the lack of preventive care for the uninsured has driven up costs for those who have coverage, and forced those without coverage to have their dental health deteriorate into even more costly situations. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Patriot-News
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Gazette
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Denver Post
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: Milwaukee Journel-Sentinel
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The New Orleans Time-Picayune
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: WLRN-FM
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: WFSU-FM
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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- Source: Seattle Times
Seattle Times: Op-ed: Payday-lending Law Works in Washington State
THE Washington Legislature is the subject of more than its fair share of criticism, but we should recognize that it passes laws that protect the public and save us money. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: Dr. Biscuspid
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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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Sun Sentinel
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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