More young children suffer from tooth decay than from any other chronic condition, including asthma, according to the Children’s Dental Health Project.
Kids at the highest risk for dental decay inspired pediatric dentist Dr. Burton Edelstein visit to Congress in 1996. One year later, he created the Children’s Dental Health
Project as “the voice for children’s oral health.” And in 2009, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was reauthorized—with dental requirements and $100 million in new funding for children’s oral health.
Today, almost 47 million children have access to dental coverage through Medicaid and CHIP dental safety net programs, and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement is recognizing the progress made.
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