Mohamed A, et al. – Purpose of this investigation was to assess changes in the emergency department (ED) dental–related visits in Maricopa County before and after the elimination of dental benefits for adult Medicaid–insured patients as of October 2010. No evidence was found that cuts in dental benefits for adult Medicaid–insured patients resulted in increased dental–related ED visits in Maricopa County during the study period. The authors discovered evidence of a shift in payer type after the 2010 policy change where dental–related ED visits by self–paid patients increased as dental–related ED visits by Medicaid–insured patients decreased. Such payer shifts will bring about high uncompensated care burdens for providers and, ultimately, governmental payers.