Study: Oral health care a growing problem in Colorado

Nearly one in four Coloradans last year opted out of needed dental care due to its prohibitive cost, and almost two out of five residents don’t have dental insurance at all, according to a Colorado Health Institute survey released Monday.
The results of the survey — conducted by the Colorado Trust — augur a growing, state-wide oral heath care problem. Colorado Trust cited increasingly unaffordable insurance coverage and barriers to access as primary culprits.
The number of Coloradoan’s without dental coverage increased 17 percent to 2.1 million in 2011, up from 1.8 million in 2009-2009.
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