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Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Strategies for State Medicaid and CHIP Dental Program Managers

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  • Colin Reusch
  • Meg Booth
  • Leslie Foster

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Young children who are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can be at risk for developing early childhood caries (ECC). ECC is a chronic bacterial infection that causes severe tooth decay and can begin to develop before baby teeth erupt.

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  • Colin Reusch & Meg Booth & Leslie Foster, 2015. "Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Strategies for State Medicaid and CHIP Dental Program Managers," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 0332a36ed61a4cfbb04f448b3, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:0332a36ed61a4cfbb04f448b320b5e6c
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    Oral Health; Issue Brief; CMS; Early Childhood Tooth Decay; ECC; Dental Program Managers; Medicaid dental services;
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