Who will tend the dental safety net?
Alston, P.A.; Knapp, J.; Luomanen, J.C.
Journal of the California Dental Association 42(2): 112-118
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1043-2256 PMID: 25076594 Document Number: 674964
The dental safety net relates to the sites, providers, programs and payer sources that are available to low-income people in households with incomes less than three times the federal poverty level. Thirty percent of the population of California depends upon the health care safety net. Proposed solutions to meeting the safety net's dental needs challenge conventional thinking about who is responsible for providing oral health care and what safety net groups gain improved access.