title: Dental insurance coverage and the use of dental services by children.
abstract: The increasing availability of dental insurance for children, and the relationship between insurance and dental visits are detailed. In the changing environment for the delivery of dental services, successful dental practice and general medical practice increasingly require that health providers recognize the variations in the new populations served.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8715.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008913:Minority Groups; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States