title: Ranking New Jersey in dental health and access to care for disadvantaged children.
abstract: New Jersey is last in state rankings based upon policies to ensure dental health and access to care for disadvantaged children. A review of the impact of limited dental care for these children is presented with attention to changes in federal legislation which may increase the availability of services for youngsters in low income families.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry at Stony Brook University, USA. hwaldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D009515:New Jersey; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations