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A Tale of Two Public Dental Benefit Programs: Iowa Dentist Participation in Traditional Medicaid Versus a Medicaid Expansion Program

Description
Examines differences in dentist participation in Iowa's Dental Wellness Plan and Medicaid programs and discusses the policy implications for oral health access. Addresses differences in rural and urban participation in both programs.
Author(s)
Julie C. Reynolds, Susan C. McKernan, Peter C. Damiano, Raymond A. Kuthy
Citation
BMC Oral Health, 19, 89
Date
05/2019
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Dental workforce · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Oral health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Iowa