Survey of state funds available for rehabilitation of patients with cleft lip/palate |
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Authors: | Patrick M. Crawford Robert V. V. Hurst |
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Affiliation: | Louisiana Stale University Medical Center, School of Dentistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | An effort was made to determine the amount of funds budgeted in each of the 50 U.S. states for total rehabilitation of patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Questionnaires were sent following a pilot letter to the directors of each state Department of Health. Total funds per patient ranged from $17,442 for Delaware to a low of $426 for Wisconsin. Dental funds per patient ranged from $4,214 dollars for Wyoming to a low of $192 for New York. |
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Keywords: | cleft lip cleft plate |
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