Provision of School-based Preventive Oral Health Services to Medicaid Beneficiaries

Children from families who qualify for Medicaid, although more likely to receive dental care than uninsured children (1), are less likely to receive dental care than children from middle-income and upper-income families (2). School-based or school-linked oral health programs can play a key role in facilitating regular access to preventive oral health services for children participating in the Medicaid program (3). The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services recently assessed the extent to which Medicaid participants are being served through school-based oral health programs that treat children without access to dental services.