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Number of states with EPSDT-consistent Medicaid documents reflecting dental providers’ requirement to provide, and Medicaid agencies’ obligation to appropriately pay for, medically necessary dental services for children and adolescents per guidance in the May 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Informational Bulletin, 16 50 states and the District of Columbia, 2018-2019. Abbreviations: AAPD, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; EPSDT, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment.