Rural vs. Urban Patterns of Dental Care Services and Outcomes among Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Early Childhood
Link
Description
Describes rural and urban patterns of preventive and restorative dental care and oral health outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled children aged 2 through 5 in 2021-2022. Includes data on the percent of children who received any preventive dental services, children with fewer than 2 cleanings per year, and number of dental caries diagnosed each year by rurality.
Author(s)
Cassie Odahowski, Joni Nelson, Amy Martin, et al.
Date
06/2026
Organization
University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Children and youth
· Oral health
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
Related Content
Organizations (1)
- University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, view details