The number of welfare cases has been halved during this latest period of financial improvement. A review of the complex interplay between welfare, Medicaid and dental services is provided. In an extended period of favorable economic indicators, improvements in child poverty have slowed. In the late l990s, almost one in five children continues to live in poverty at progressively lower financial levels. In addition, despite government safety net programs, significant number of children lack adequate health insurance and needed dental care.
Malignant lymphoma is one of the most common hematological diseases of children.
The prognosis is fairly good with multimodal cancer therapy. We reported a boy with Burkitt's lymphoma in the nasal cavity who received chemotherapy and irradiation of the head and neck area at four years of age. During seven years of follow-up, we studied the developmental effects of cancer therapy, including general growth, maxillofacial bones, and dentition. Compared with boys of matching age, the development of his entire body and maxillofacial bones was delayed. In the irradiated areas, the roots of teeth were short or poorly developed and the root apices showed premature closure.