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CHICAGO, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the recognized leader in children's oral health, welcomes the attention and the awareness of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to improving access to oral health care, especially for the most vulnerable children. The mission of the AAPD is to promote optimal oral health for all children, and our members are the frontline providers of oral health care for the nation's infants, children, adolescents and patients with special health care needs. By the nature of their training, pediatric dentists are able to provide comprehensive oral health care to children. Pediatric dentists treat a higher percentage of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) patients than any other type of dentist, and are especially successful with this population because of their advanced clinical training and expertise in behavior guidance. While all pediatric and many general dentists treat children, pediatric dentists train 100 percent of all the dentists who treat children.
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Vulnerable and Underserved Populations'
The AAPD agrees with many recommendations cited within the IOM report, including the suggestion for raising dental reimbursement rates for Medicaid and CHIP. According to research published in the July 12, 2011 edition of the Journal of the Ame...
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