Unfortunately, it seems that government commitments to funding and providing dental health care aren’t as high as they could be. Whilst the number of children who have Medicaid has improved, there are still only about 18 million receiving dental treatment through such assistance programs.

There are ‘safety net’ dental clinics that are run on a not-for-profit basis, but they depend on monetary donations, volunteer staff, and products being supplied to them for little or no cash, This means they can be hit and miss in terms of where they are, when they run and who they provide to.