title: Overcoming problems with dental care for Medicaid beneficiaries.
abstract: Lack of access to dental care means more than dirty teeth to many vulnerable consumers.  It also is related to pain, poor nutrition, and the inability to accomplish tasks of daily living.  This issue of States of Health examines the nature of the problem and the variety of ways advocates are addressing it.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodspeed
mesh_terms: D003752:Dental Health Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States