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FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS
Dentists
"I had always been a little hesitant to accept young children as patients. The ABCD training program gave me new insight into management, patient education, and treatment of all children, especially the very young. Armed with this training, I've seen more children of all ages (private and DSHS) and feel the concept of early intervention is a paradigm shift that bodes well for the future dental health of all these young patients."
Harold C. Watson, Jr. DDS, PS., Thurston County ABCD provider
"The ABCD program has kept our office busy by referring us punctual patients who appreciate a private office that will take Medicaid coupons. Billing is simple and reimbursement is in a timely manner. Reimbursement is very similar to a private insured individual."
Young Dental Care, Snohomish County ABCD provider
"Working with families referred to us by ABCD has been unbelievably gratifying. We have been fortunate to treat wonderful children whose parents or caregivers truly appreciate and value our services."
Dr. Chang's office, Snohomish County ABCD provider
"Early intervention is what I'm excited about. I'm tired of seeing kids at 4 years old with lots of decay."
Dr. Frank Wright, DMD, Chelan County
"It's been very gratifying to see improvement in the oral health of my ABCD clients when they come back for recalls. The families really do want to help their children do better."
Eric Moldver, DDS, Whatcom County ABCD provider
Clients
"My family can't afford health insurance, but through Medicaid and the Access to Baby & Child Dentistry program, my son and daughter have been able to get their teeth taken care of by Dr. Buehler. He's helped them understand what happens if they don't take care of their teeth. He's also taught me a lot about how to help take care of their teeth at home. My 5-year-old doesn't have any cavities and my 7-year-old only has two. I can't imagine what their teeth would be like without regular dental care."
Judith Arias, Yakima County ABCD parent
"I had a hard time finding someone to take [Medicaid] coupons, so [my children] had never seen a dentist. [After visiting the dentist] They loved it, they had the best time. This program gives dentists a little bit extra. It's an awesome program."
Angie Heinemann, Island County ABCD parent
"ABCD is a really wonderful program and makes regular family dentists accessible to children in low-income families. It's been wonderful because I didn't realize that my 2 yr old son would have problems with his teeth, but he had some decay. The dentist did 'scoop and fill' and now it looks so much better. I'm so happy that we could stop the decay before it became a bigger problem."
"The dentist that we saw was very gentle with my son and I'm really thankful that he feels so comfortable going to the dentist now. When we go to the dentist now my son wants to bring pictures of himself to show to the dentist. If my son hears that someone is going to the dentist he says 'I want to go see the dentist too!'"
"Going to the dentist that young encourages kids to brush their teeth more because it reminds them that the dentist will look at the teeth and they want them to be healthy when the dentist looks and not have cavities--it reinforces why they brush their teeth."
Cathi, Whatcom County ABCD parent
Community Advocates
"The ABCD Program has enabled the Mason County Children's Dental Coalition to procure dental care for hundreds of children who would not otherwise have been seen. It also served as the driving force behind a successful $216,000 campaign to bring a storefront SmileSavers clinic to Shelton."
Barbara Skillman, Chair, Mason County Children's Dental Coalition
"Knowing that there are 25 private dentists in our community who are willing to take Medicaid kids makes a real difference. The ABCD dental program is making it possible to make the vision of universal screening for dental disease a reality."
Chris Phillips, Outreach Coordinator, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham
To obtain additional information on Washington Dental Service Foundation's evaluations, click here.
