Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Around 40,000 Michigan children on Medicaid will be offered with better access to dental care under an expansion of a public-private partnership, state officials says.
Dental care will extend form 37 countries to 59 countries from May 1. This program is a project by state Community Health department and Delta Dental Plan of Michigan.
"It's a big step but in the right direction" said Kris Nicholoff who is associated with Michigan Dental Association. Gov. Jennifer Granholm "is recognizing this is the best program in the country and oral health care is primary care," The Detroit News quoted Nicholoff as saying.
This program started in 2000 and dentists are paid off at the similar to those paid through private insurance. Normally Medicaid pays very less. As a result, many of the dentists do not accept the same.
Any how about 15percent of state's 6500 dentists prefer and take Medicaid. And many of the dentists do participate in the program on number of Medicaid patients they take.
The counties which are associated with the program are Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Crawford, Delta, Iron, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle and Schoolcraft.
Dental care will extend form 37 countries to 59 countries from May 1. This program is a project by state Community Health department and Delta Dental Plan of Michigan.
"It's a big step but in the right direction" said Kris Nicholoff who is associated with Michigan Dental Association. Gov. Jennifer Granholm "is recognizing this is the best program in the country and oral health care is primary care," The Detroit News quoted Nicholoff as saying.
This program started in 2000 and dentists are paid off at the similar to those paid through private insurance. Normally Medicaid pays very less. As a result, many of the dentists do not accept the same.
Any how about 15percent of state's 6500 dentists prefer and take Medicaid. And many of the dentists do participate in the program on number of Medicaid patients they take.
The counties which are associated with the program are Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Crawford, Delta, Iron, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle and Schoolcraft.
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