2012>2006<LACK OF EARLY

ROUTINE CARE = CAVITIESAND PAIN DEVELOP

ONCE CARE IS ACCESSED,DECAYED TOOTH MUST

BE EXTRACTED

LIVING WITH TOOTHPAIN INTERFERES WITH

SCHOOL , EATING, PLAYING SPORTS

SMALL NETWORK OFPROVIDERS ACCEPTING

HUSKY = LONG WAIT TIMEFOR APPOINTMENT

A CHILD’S EXPERIENCE IN 2006 BEFORE CHANGES TO MEDICAID

CHILD’S PARENTSESTABLISH DENTALHOME AT AGE 1

HEALTHY TEETH =FREE FROM CAVITIES

AND PAIN

SEALANT APPLIED DURING ROUTINE VIS ITTO PREVENT TOOTH

DECAY

REGULAR ROUTINEEXAMS AND

PREVENTIVE CARE

LARGE PROVIDER NETWORK

ACCEPTING HUSKY FACIL ITATES ACCESS

A CHILD’S EXPERIENCE IN 2012 AFTER CHANGES TO MEDICAID

EATING

SPORTS

SCHOOL

Greater Access to Dental Services ReducesHealth Inequities and Boosts Sealant Use

Among HUSKY-Insured Children

Infographic from policy brief “GreaterAccess to Dental Services Reduces HealthInequities and Boosts Sealant Use AmongHUSKY-Insured Children” (February 2016) by Joanna Douglass, BDS, DDS. Full briefavailable at www.cthealth.org.

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