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Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: An Overview for State Policymakers

Presents a summary of the problem of early childhood caries (ECC) and a list of program, payment, and policy strategies that states can take to combat the problem. The issue brief highlights that untreated ECC disproportionately affects children from low-income households.
 
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