Nontraumatic Dental Emergency Department Visits and Follow Up Dental Care Among Wisconsin Medicaid Beneficiaries.

Researchers examined emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental problems among Wisconsin Medicaid beneficiaries and found that adults had the highest visit rates, while only 8.8% received dental follow-up care within six months—revealing significant gaps in connecting emergency patients to ongoing dental providers.

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