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The political brinksmanship over the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expansion bills passed by both houses of Congress may be obscuring what's at stake: upward of 1 million more children with at least some dental coverage, a huge new market for the dental plans that work with government programs. Although there will likely be kinks-assuming the expansion ultimately becomes law, which was uncertain at presstime-dental plans are ready, says major player Delta Dental of California.