Table 2.

Impact of Medicaid Reforms on Preventive Dental Care Utilization and Unmet Dental Need in the Past Twelve Months on Medicaid-Eligible Children in Connecticut, Maryland, and Texas Relative to Medicaid-Eligible Children in the Control States

State	Preventive Dental Visit in Past 12 Months	Unmet Dental Need in Past 12 Months
CT	0.077***	0.006
MD	0.020	0.003
TX	0.158***	−0.020*
Sample size	12,614	12,614

Notes Difference-in-differences models estimated over Medicaid-eligible sample. Estimates are weighted. Standard errors are clustered at the state level. Regressions control for age, gender, highest level of parent’s education, ethnicity/race, and oral health status. Regressions exclude children below age one. All regressions include state fixed-effects. Control states include CA, FL, HI, IL, ME, MA, MO, MS, ND, OR, PA, UT, WA, and WI.

^***Significant at 1% level (p ≤ .01)

^**significant at 5% level (p ≤ .05)

^*significant at 10% level (p ≤ .10).

Source: 2007 and 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health.