Dental Care: Carolina Dental Care

"As oral health care providers, we can help the citizens in the state," Shell said. Cook said North Carolina is one of the largest and fastest growing states in the nation but lacks in dentist-to-residents ratio. "Right now per 10,000 people, the There are at least 109 urgent care centers in South Carolina, the association reports it also will include independent contracted pharmacy and dental services. Open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Emergency MD takes most private insurance Last year, South Carolina was one of 16 states that offered only The state already provides dental care for children in the Medicaid system. The state originally had planned to begin offering the adult dental benefit on July 1, but the process was Families in rural North Carolina will soon get healthier smiles, thanks to a new class of 52 dental students committing to practice dentistry in underserved communities. Three of those students call Beaufort County home. This August, students Credle Harris The fifth state, South Carolina, did not expand Medicaid eligibility, but added adult dental coverage. Yet advocates in all five states say providers are struggling to keep up with demand. "Getting oral health care is difficult, if not impossible “Poor dental care can be the cause of a child’s lack of confidence USC women's basketball team brings home SEC title The University of South Carolina women's basketball team has won its first SEC title. .

Joseph DelPapa is a member of the Business and Tax Practice Groups at Ward and Smith, P.A. The United States Congress and the North Carolina General Assembly As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Affordable Care Act"), which It’s estimated that as many as a million North Carolinians are eligible for adult Medicaid in North Carolina. Some may not realize that Medicaid also helps assure much-needed dental care in our state. It is, in fact, a safety net for those who have no Chapel Hill, N.C. — Even when the economy is booming, some people simply can't afford dental care, and a recession makes it worse. However, a low-cost clinic run by University of North Carolina dental students is keeping patients smiling bright. Organisers of the Mission of Mercy clinic, which will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, are hoping to treat around 2,500 people over the course of the weekend. The clinic, which will run from the Charlotte Convention Center, will be the state’s .