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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Dental Coverage for Low-income Children – Iowa

Low-income Iowans can receive dental care under new program, By Charlotte Eby, March 5, 2010, Sioux City Journal: “Children from low- to moderate-income families in Iowa are now eligible for dental coverage under a state program Gov. Chet Culver said is the first dental-only program in the country. Officials expect as many as 22,000 children could enroll in program that began March 1. It provides routine dental care as well as medically necessary orthodontia, but not cosmetic orthodontia…”