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Take Two

Medi-Cal dental coverage not enough for some

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 13, 2014
The L.A. Sports Arena hosts the Care Harbor L.A. medical clinic, which provides free dental, vision and preventative care to patients without health insurance.
The L.A. Sports Arena hosts the Care Harbor L.A. medical clinic, which provides free dental, vision and preventative care to patients without health insurance.
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Benjamin Brayfield/KPCC
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Medi-Cal dental coverage not enough for some

Five years ago, the state legislature cut dental coverage for adults on Medi-Cal.

Earlier this year, it brought it back.

But it left some procedures uncovered, and that's left some poor Californians with fewer choices about their teeth.

Southern California Public Radio's Adrian Florido reports. 

Related: Some fall through gaps in state's dental program for the poor