Lack of access to dental care endangering health, costing Colorado millions | Health Policy Solutions

Colorado is 74% fluoridated but Lack of access to dental care endangering health, costing Colorado millions: Every Thursday the clinic treats a steady stream of pediatric patients, many with a mouthful of problems. Mondays through Wednesdays the team sees patients at Tri-County Health Department. Another clinic in Colorado Springs, staffed by volunteers, will lose its current home at the end of May. The clinic accepts Medicaid and parents pay 20 percent of usual fees for the procedures.

“Mostly we see kids with generalized gross decay. We do a lot of hygiene, fillings, crowns, run-of-the-mill general dentistry,” said Khatri.