title: Fewer people are on welfare rolls: does that mean that more children will receive dental care?
abstract: The number of welfare cases has been halved during this latest period of financial improvement. Can children who are "no longer poor" get dental care? A review of the complex interplay between welfare, Medicaid and dental services is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swerdloff
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D011203:Poverty; D011632:Public Assistance / Q000191:economics; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States