Which of the following is true of dental sealants?
A) Little increase of sealant application has occurred among school-aged children in low-income populations.
B) One goal of Healthy People 2010 was to have 90% of children receiving dental sealants on their permanent molars.
C) According to the 1988-1994 baseline data, about 51% of 14-year-old adolescents had dental sealants on their permanent molars.
D) Dental insurance will not reimburse for sealants.

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Although the percentage of school-age children with sealants has risen in recent years as the public and private sectors have been using the procedure, as dental insurance has paid for sealants, and as parents have requested sealants for their children, little increase has occurred among children in low-income populations. One goal of Healthy People 2020 is to increase the number of children with dental sealants on their primary and permanent molars. The focus on sealing primary teeth is a new subobjective in this latest version of Healthy People oral health objectives and is based on the need to address the rise in early childhood caries in the last decade.

Which of the Following Is True of Dental Sealants