title: The letter from California--the Healthcare Reform Act and its dental implications.
abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is now providing medical and dental insurance for millions of Americans who never had it before and will bring real benefits to the American healthcare system over the next few years. This article discusses its provisions and shows how dentistry fits in.
authors.affiliation: University of California San Francisco, Box 0440, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0440.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act