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Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Theres a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist. School-based care centers and nonprofits are trying to shore up teeth that may have been neglected during the pandemic or havent received routine dental care. Other strategies include more dental programs in community health centers, putting dental hygienists in pediatric offices and having states better coordinate care.

Nearly half of all U.S. children don’t receive regular dental care, according to a 2022 report from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, which is a federal agency.

Nearly half of all U.S. children don’t receive regular dental care, according to a 2022 report from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, which is a federal agency.

The portable clinic is part of a cavity prevention program developed by NYU College of Dentistry and being rolled out in Concord and two other NH districts.

There's a renewed push to meet kids where they are when it comes to seeing a dentist