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5 Reasons We Are Celebrating CHIP’s 10- Year Extension this National Children’s Dental Health Month!

By Michelle Loo,

02.21.2018

Along with celebrating Black History Month, Valentine’s Day and the Lunar New Year this February we are also elevating kids’ oral health for National Children’s Dental Health Month! There is a lot to celebrate when funding for CHIP was extended for the next 10 years, and here’s why the Oral Health For All team at Families USA is stoked!

As more and more children have gained dental coverage in recent decades through CHIP and Medicaid, the rate of untreated tooth decay has fallen among children, even among children growing up in low-income households! So let’s keep getting kids’ dental covered!

The 10-year CHIP extension is great – BUT, we still have more work to do!

Millions of Americans still do not have access to oral health coverage. For children, adults, and seniors, not having access to dental coverage is a huge barrier to health and well-being. We need to keep pushing to expand coverage! Follow #NCDHM on Twitter to learn more about National Children’s Dental Health Month!