1.   Among the uninsured, preventative care is rare.

2.   But preventative care has improved and more specialists are available to Medicaid patients than before.

3.   But there is evidence that even people who can afford insurance and choose to forgo it are missing out on preventative care.

4.   Dentists now spend most of their time on preventative care, he said, with some focusing on cosmetic dentistry and other high-profit-margin work.

5.   HMOs put a real emphasis on preventative care with family doctors and general practitioners.

6.   Insurers keep costs low by paying the dentists a monthly fee that covers all preventative care and at least some basic care such as fillings.

7.   The initiative would prohibit state services for illegal immigrants, including education of school kids and preventative medical care for children and adults.

8.   The lack of preventative care is largely viewed as one of the most serious medical issues affecting the poor.