Dental Care for Pregnant Women

Maternal and Child Health Access began working on expanding access to dental care for pregnant women in 2001, based on the growing evidence of a link between periodontal disease,  low birthweight and premature birth and given the limitations of benefits for women with “pregnancy-related” Medi-Cal only.

Contact: Lynn Kersey lynnk@mchaccess.org, Liz Ramirez lizr@mchaccess.org, or Donald Nollar donaldn@mchaccess.org

• Order Poster - Get dental care during pregnancy for you and your baby...
• MCH Access “New Dental Benefits for Pregnant Women”
• State Dental Bulletin Vol. 21, #41, Dec. 2005
• State Dental Bulletin Vol. 22, #22, Aug. 2006
• National Immigration Law Center’s website Q and A fact sheets for clients in English, Spanish, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese: http://www.nilc.org/ce/ceindex.htm (see middle of page, under "Benefits for Immigrants in California")

For more information:

Links to Information About the State Benefit

Links and Articles About Pregnancy and Dental Disease

Links to Scientific Journal Articles or Abstracts About Pregnancy and Dental Disease