Abstract
Analyzed data from 98 patients who visited the Dental Clinic at MAHEC (Mountain Area Health and Education Center) in Asheville, North Carolina show that women presenting with increased risk factors and transmissible diseases, such as caries, late into their second trimester will continue to be limited to treatment completion and options due to the restrictions set forth by the North Carolina Medicaid dental program if they are not revised by NC policy makers. A significant correlation was found between the number of caries in these pregnant patients and the number of times they visited the dental clinic. Policy expansion should not only be considered imperative to the oral health and well-being of mothers, but rather take into consideration the well-being and preventative services that it should be providing to their unborn children as well.
How to Cite
Billington, H., (2020) “Utilization of Dental Services by Pregnant Women with NC Pregnancy Medicaid at MAHEC”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 33(1).
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