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New Mexico is 4th Worst in Nation for Dentist Shortages

Photo from full report: http://www.pewstates.org/uploadedFiles/PCS_Assets/2013/In_search_of_dental_care.pdf

As if that weren't bad enough, nearly half of our dentists are approaching retirement. And almost half of all Medicaid-enrolled kids in the state did not see a dentist in 2011.

This is not an encouraging picture when we are facing a serious dental crisis in the state. 

 

A new report by Pew focuses on how two types of dentist shortages limit children's access to dental care across the country. More details can be found here.

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