| History
of State and Federal Programs |
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| n | States
were not required to spend dollars on |
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| dentistry |
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| u | State
dental departments competed for funding |
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| with
other state health interests, and their |
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| dental
programs grew quite slowly. |
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| n | 1955-
1.5 billion were expended for dental |
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| services
in U.S. |
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| u | 2.1 million by State dental programs; 42%
of |
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| this
came from federal grant in aid programs |
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| n | 1956-
more favorable formulas for medical and |
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| dental
payments |
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| u | States
started to look more favorably at |
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| dentistry |
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