More children are unable to get dental care than any other single health service
Waldman, H.B.
Asdc Journal of Dentistry for Children 65(3): 204-208
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1945-1954 PMID: 9668951 Document Number: 495815
Data from the National Health Interview Survey provide information on the access and unmet need for health care services for children through seventeen years of age by selected sociodemographic variables and the availability of health insurance. Dental care unmet needs are the single most frequently reported health need. Recent legislation that increases health insurance for children improves the possible availability for care, but there are problems.
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