Children who don’t go to the dentist are less likely to participate in school-based cavity prevention programs, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. The paper is titled “School-Based Caries Prevention Programs and Recruitment of High-Risk Pediatric Medicaid Populations.”
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Kids most in need of dental care are least likely to benefit from school programs
April 9, 2026
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