COLUMBIA, S.C. — The need for dental care for low-income or disabled adults in South Carolina is so severe that people line up 24 hours ahead of time for the one major free care event each year put on by the S.C. Dental Association.
Starting Dec. 1, the state Medicaid agency will begin meeting some of that demand, as for the first time it will provide preventive dental benefits to nearly 300,000 adult Medicaid clients in the state. People 21 and older with full Medicaid benefits will be eligible for cleaning, fillings and extractions, with a $750 per year maximum benefit.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/10/24/3766966/medicaid-to-begin-covering-dental.html#storylink=cpy
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