title: Dental workforce capacity and California's expanding pediatric Medicaid population.
abstract: The number of children eligible for Medicaid dental coverage in California will increase to nearly 5 million because of the Affordable Care Act the transition of nearly 880,000 children from California's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to Medicaid. This study assesses the dental capacity to serve this population. Supply projections indicate that deficits are likely in rural and urban counties after the CHIP population is and the ACA is fully implemented.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wides
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mertz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult