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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009 May;20(2):458–472. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0139

Table 3.

Among Children Enrolled in the New Hampshire Medicaid Program with a Dental Home, Percentages of Children with Selected Preventive Dental Services by Provider Type

Provider type (n=number of children with a dental home) Prophylaxis, % (n) Fluoride, % (n) Two fluorides, % (n) Sealant, all ages, % (n)
Pediatric dentists and general dentists (n=1,638) 73.1 (1,197) 65.4 (1,071) 34.8 (570) 15.0 (245)
Pediatric dentists (n=463) 80.6 (373)* 77.5 (359)* 43.6 (202)* 17.5 (81)*
General dentists (n=1,175) 70.1 (824) 60.6 (712) 31.3 (368) 14.0 (164)
*

Significant difference between pediatric dentist and general dentist (p<0.0001)