title: Seeking Dental Care For Older Americans.
abstract: Since Medicare doesn't cover most dental care, seniors often go without treatment.
authors.affiliation: Susan Jaffe (Jaffe.KHN@gmail.com) is a contributing writer for Kaiser Health News and the Washington correspondent for The Lancet. She is based in Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States