Oral health not spread equally among Oregon Medicaid's population

Many adults and kids on Medicaid are not taking advantage of the free dental care they could receive through their local coordinated care organization. Only one in three adults and just over half of children receive dental services in a given year, according to a new report from the Oregon Health Authority. Here are some other findings from the first in-depth look at oral health care at Oregon’s 16 CCOs: Although the state ranks eighth in ter ms of its dentist-to-population ratio, at a little…
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