1. Update on Disparities in Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for America's Children 
Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPH, Courtney H. Chinn, DDS, MPH 
Academic Pediatrics 
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages (November 2009)
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2. Figure 1
Dental caries experience in primary teeth among US children aged 2 to 11 years, by family income level, 1988 to 1994 and 1999 to dfs = number of filled and decayed surfaces in primary teeth; and FPL = federal poverty threshold or level.
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3. Figure 2
Percentage of US children aged at birth to 21 years with a dental visit in 1996 and 2004, by family income level.9 Poor = children in families with income under 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL); low income = children in families with incomes between 101% to 200% of FPL; middle income = children in families with incomes between 201% to 400% of FPL; high-income = children in families with incomes in excess of 400% FPL.
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4. Figure 3
Percentage of US children aged at birth to 21 years with a dental visit in 1996 and 2004, by race and ethnicity.9
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5. Figure 4
National average of state-reported dental Medicaid utilization by children, 1999 to
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