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The need for change is great.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranks Missouri 47th in access to oral health care. The Pew Charitable Trusts gives Missouri a “C” for children’s oral healthOnly 30% of children enrolled in Medicaid in Missouri are getting dental care. Forty-four percent of skilled nursing facility residents were assessed as having untreated decay.  A recent MSN Health article noted the City of St. Louis as having the worst oral health of any American city. Kansas City was ranked the 9th worst city. A recent USA Today article focused attention on the increased use of expensive Emergency Rooms to address dental pain when regular dental care is not available.
     

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