The Minnesota Story: How Advocates Secured the First State Law of Its Kind Expanding Children's Access to Dental Care

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The Minnesota Story: How Advocates Secured the First State Law of Its Kind Expanding Children's Access to Dental Care

The Minnesota Story is a new brief from the Pew Children's Dental Health campaign which explains how children's and public health advocates in Minnesota campaigned successfully for a law to increase children's access to dental care. The new law is likely to ensure that dental care will reach many kids who are underserved and is the first step in efforts that could gain traction across the country.

The full Minnesota Story brief is available for download as a PDF.

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