MEDI-CAL DENTAL UA KOM KEV SAIB XYUAS HNIAV TIV THAIV TAU YOOJ YIM RAU TSEV NEEG​​ 

SACRAMENTO — Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (DHCS) tab tom koom tes ua ib qho kev sib tw thoob plaws lub xeev Smile, California uas muaj ob hom lus los pab cov menyuam yaus thiab tsev neeg nkag siab txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev kho hniav thaum ntxov thiab tsis tu ncua thiab txhawb kom siv cov kev pab tiv thaiv Medi-Cal Dental dawb. Daim phiaj xwm no muaj cov ntaub ntawv siv lus Askiv thiab lus Mev uas yooj yim siv uas piav qhia txog yam uas tsev neeg tuaj yeem cia siab thaum mus ntsib kws kho hniav thiab yuav ua li cas thiaj tau txais kev kho mob raws li Medi-Cal. Nws lub hom phiaj yog txo cov teeb meem rau kev saib xyuas los ntawm kev pab cov menyuam yaus kom npaj tau thiab cov niam txiv muaj kev ntseeg siab txog kev teem sijhawm mus ntsib kws kho hniav tiv thaiv. 
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"Teeb meem hniav tsis yog ua rau mob xwb—lawv cuam tshuam kev kawm, cuam tshuam kev ntseeg siab, thiab ua rau qhov sib txawv ntawm kev ua tiav," Dana Durham, Tus Thawj Coj ntawm DHCS' Medi-Cal Dental Services Division hais. "Xov xwm zoo yog tias feem ntau ntawm cov teeb meem no tuaj yeem tiv thaiv tau, thiab Medi-Cal them nqi kho hniav rau cov menyuam yaus yam tsis tas them nqi rau tsev neeg."  
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Thoob plaws lub Hlis Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Hniav Rau Menyuam Yaus Hauv Tebchaws, Smile, California tab tom txhawb kom cov niam txiv, cov tsev kawm ntawv, thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog pab cov menyuam yaus tsim cov cwj pwm noj qab haus huv, suav nrog kev txhuam hniav ob zaug hauv ib hnub, siv xov txhuam hniav txhua hnub, noj zaub mov zoo, thiab mus ntsib kws kho hniav tsis tu ncua.  
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Txhawm rau txhawb nqa tsev neeg, Smile, California tau tso tawm phau ntawv dab neeg digital tshiab, Jasmín Goes to the Dentist, ua lus Askiv thiab lus Mev. Nws coj cov menyuam yaus ib kauj ruam zuj zus mus dhau qhov kev kuaj xyuas tsis tu ncua. Txij li lub teeb ci ntsa iab saum lub rooj zaum mus txog rau cov cuab yeej uas cov kws tu hniav siv los ntxuav cov hniav, zaj dab neeg pab ua kom qhov kev paub zoo li qub, qhia rau cov menyuam tias kev mus ntsib kws kho hniav tuaj yeem ua rau xis nyob, phooj ywg, thiab lom zem. 
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Phau ntawv me me no kuj muaj ib ntu tshwj xeeb rau cov niam txiv uas txhawb kom tham txog kev kho hniav hauv tsev thiab ceeb toom rau cov tsev neeg tias Medi-Cal them rau kev tiv thaiv thiab kho kom zoo rau tag nrho tsev neeg yam tsis tas them nqi.​​  

VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Cov teeb meem hniav yog ib qho ntawm cov teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv uas tshwm sim ntau tshaj plaws, tab sis tuaj yeem tiv thaiv tau, uas cuam tshuam rau cov menyuam yaus hauv California. Thaum cov menyuam yaus tau txais kev kho mob tiv thaiv thaum ntxov thiab tsis tu ncua, cov tsev neeg tuaj yeem zam kev mob hniav tsis tsim nyog, txo cov hnub tsis tuaj kawm ntawv, thiab txo qhov xav tau kev kho mob thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev tom qab hauv lub neej. Txoj kev sib tw tshiab ob hom lus txhawb nqa cov tsev neeg hauv kev nrhiav kev kho hniav thiab nkag siab txog cov txiaj ntsig uas Medi-Cal Dental them. 
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Cov ntaub ntawv tsis ntev los no qhia tau tias muaj ntau dua 350,000 tus menyuam yaus thiab cov tub ntxhais hluas tsis tau mus kawm ntawv tsawg kawg ib hnub vim muaj teeb meem hniav, qhia tau tias cov teeb meem hniav uas tsis tau kho tuaj yeem muaj feem cuam tshuam rau kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm thiab lawv lub peev xwm kawm, suav nrog ntau dua 869,000 hnub tsis tau mus kawm ntawv thiab raug nqi kwv yees li $ 60 lab rau cov koog tsev kawm ntawv.   
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TXOG MEDI-CAL DENTAL: Txhua tus menyuam yaus thiab cov tub ntxhais hluas uas tau sau npe rau hauv Medi-Cal tsim nyog tau txais kev kuaj hniav dawb ob zaug txhua xyoo, nrog rau kev ntxuav hniav, kev kho fluoride, kev nplaum hniav, thiab lwm yam kev pabcuam tiv thaiv. Cov neeg laus hnub nyoog 21 xyoo thiab laus dua tuaj yeem tau txais kev kuaj hniav dawb ib zaug txhua xyoo, ntxiv rau lwm yam kev pabcuam uas them. Cov niam txiv tuaj yeem nrhiav tau tus kws kho hniav Medi-Cal thiab kawm paub ntxiv ntawm SmileCalifornia.org. 
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