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Public health officials and those who provide health care to low-income families agree there is a large gap in need and available services for the more than 65,000 children and teens in Polk County who rely on Medicaid for dental care. A few private-practice dental clinics in the county accept the low reimbursement that Medicaid pays to treat children.

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