Statistics on children, youth and families in Maine from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Maine Children's Alliance
Children that received any dental service by insurance type in Maine
Children that received any dental service by insurance type
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Why This Indicator Matters
Dental disease can affect children’s overall health, self-confidence, school readiness and future employment success. Poor oral health in childhood contributes to serious and costly complications for health and economic stability later in life.CDC: child dental health is important
What the data shows
In 2022, 44% of children with MaineCare and 69% of children with commercial dental insurance had at least one dental service during the calendar year. This rate was down from 47% the previous year for children with MaineCare, while it up from 67% from the previous year for children with commercial insurance. In terms of numbers, in 2022, there were 57,452 children who had a dental service with commercial insurance and 54,359 children with MaineCare who had a dental service.
For 2022, combining commercially insured and children with MaineCare, the highest rates of insured children with at least one dental service were in the counties of Cumberland, Kennebec, and Sagadahoc at 60%, 58% and 59% respectively. The counties with the lowest combined rates of insured children with a dental service in 2021 were Washington, Piscataquis and Androscoggin-- at rates of 45%, 47% and 49% respectively.
Definition and Source
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The data comes from the Maine Health Data Organization's All Payer Claims Dataset, and the numbers and percents reflect children (ages 0- 20) who had either MaineCare or commercial dental coverage for at least 11 months of the year, and who had at least one claim for a dental service.
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