Dental services remain a major gap in Michigan's Medicaid program. Here is one answer...
That means Fogarty can perform a lot of basic dental procedures.
"I can do any kind of fillings -- that's on children and adults; white fillings, silver fillings. I can do stainless steel crowns -- that's both on children and adults. I can do extractions of baby teeth."
Her patients are primarily low-income children and pregnant women. They usually have no dental insurance or their coverage is provided through the government's Medicaid program. That plan includes dental care, but many private dentists won't accept Medicaid's low reimbursement rates.