Sun.Oct 23, 2022

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Kentucky Expands Medicaid Coverage to Include Dental Care for Adults

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has expanded Medicaid coverage to include dental treatment for adults beginning January 1, 2023. Vision and hearing care services will also be covered. Kentucky has more than 900,000 residents insured by Medicaid. The dental services covered include dentures, implant therapy, two prophylaxes per year, endodontic therapy, extractions, restorative care, and periodontal treatment.

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Peri-implantitis – How common is it?

The Dental Elf

This review aiming to estimate the overall prevalence of peri-implantitis included 57 studies (18 cross-sectional,18 longitudinal, 17 cohort studies, 3 RCTs and 1 case-control). Meta-analysis found an ooverall patient level prevalence of 20% (95%CI; 16.6 to 23.7%). However most of the studies used convenience samples and there was a marked heterogeneity in the diagnostic criteria used so the findings should be viewed cautiously.