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In 2006, 55% of children ages 2 to 4, 22% of children ages 5 to 11, and 19% of adolescents ages 12 to 17 had not seen a dentist in the previous year.

2 out of every 5 children ages 2 to 12 years needed dental care, but did not receive it for economic reasons.

Our nation's youngest residents, children ages 2 through 5, experienced a 15.2% increase in oral disease over the past 5 years.

The CDC (Center for Disease Control) reports that more than four million children are afflicted by dental disease nationwide, an increase of over 600,000 preschoolers over a decade.

Children in poverty were more than twice as likely to have untreated cavities as their higher-income peers (33% vs. 13%). Decay severity was more than twice as great for poor children. Low-income children in the United States face greater odds of having tooth decay, enduring more serious problems with dental caries, and simply living with untreated cavities.

Only 1% of Medicaid's total expenditure is for dental care!

Low provider-reimbursement rates have reduced access to dental care for Medicaid recipients.

The majority of pediatric dentists who treat Medicaid children keep them to less than 10% of their total practice. This is done by refusing to accept new Medicaid patients.

KinderSmile Foundation has provided "Dental Homes" for thousands of children. A Dental Home is a source for on-going and continuous care that is accessible, providing comprehensive care coordinated with other providers, and it is also family centered.

Famous Musician Bootsy Collins' nephew died from Brain infection due tooth abscess.

KinderSmile Foundation has served:

KinderSmile Foundation Dental Data Track Statistics, Year of 2010:
January - June | July - December

KSF is a proud affiliate of The National Children's Oral Health Foundation, Inc. and Montclair Health & Wellness Program

List of Sponsors

The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey • Delta Dental NJ Foundation • Montclair Foundation • Partners for Health • The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey
National Children's Oral Health Foundation • Women Presbyterian • Community Block Grant – Essex County • Henry Schein • GlaxoSmithKline • Individual donors
Arlene Coyle, "The Tooth Fairy" Courtesy of Dental Health Associates, Joins KinderSmile as "Tooth Fairy"
helping to provide oral education to children in a fun and loving way.