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Swed Dent J ; 38(2): 57-66, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25102716

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the revenues cover the costs in a pilot capitation plan, a dental insurance scheme, and to compare this capitation plan (CP) with the original fee-for-service system (FFS), in terms of the amount and type of dental care provided. Data was collected longitudinally over a period of three years from 1,650 CP patients in five risk groups at a test clinic, and from 1,609 (from the test clinic) and 3,434 (from a matched control clinic) FFS patients, in Göteborg, Sweden. The care investigated was the number of total treatments provided and the number of examinations by dentists and dental hygienists, together with preventive, restorative and emergency treatments. The economic outcome was positive from the administrator's perspective, in all risk groups for the three-year period. The amount and type of care provided differed between the payment models, as CP patients received more preventive treatments, less restorative treatments, and more examinations by dental hygienists than the FFS patients. Emergency treatment was performed more often on CP patients, and the difference was due to a higher frequency of such treatments among women in the CP group. The difference between clinics concerning certain treatment measures was sometimes greater than the difference between payment models. The results from this study indicate a net positive economic outcome for the pilot CP system over three years. The payment model and the clinic affiliation had impact on what type and amount of dental care the patients received. This might suggest that the risk of skewed selection and its consequences as well as the influence of clinic-specific practice need further investigation, to ensure economic sustainability in a longer perspective.


Subject(s)
Dental Care/economics , Insurance, Dental , Adult , Age Factors , Capitation Fee , Case-Control Studies , Costs and Cost Analysis , Dental Care/statistics & numerical data , Dental Hygienists/statistics & numerical data , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Dentistry, Operative/statistics & numerical data , Dentists/statistics & numerical data , Emergency Treatment/economics , Emergency Treatment/statistics & numerical data , Fee-for-Service Plans , Fees, Dental , Female , Health Care Costs , Humans , Income , Insurance, Dental/economics , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Middle Aged , Preventive Dentistry/economics , Preventive Dentistry/statistics & numerical data , Risk Assessment , Sex Factors , Sweden
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Northwest Dent ; 93(2): 35-8, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24839794

ABSTRACT

The members of the Minnesota legislature have debated methods by which access to dental care and treatment of dental disease can be improved at a cost lower than that of present delivery systems. This review sheds light on some significant aspects of what the dental profession has learned over the last century that has proven significantly beneficial to the overall health of the American populace. Recommendations are made in the use of cost-effective dental public health interventions that could be used to provide better access and improved dental health at lower cost.


Subject(s)
Dentistry, Operative/economics , Tooth Diseases/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Community Dentistry/economics , Community Health Workers/economics , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Dental Auxiliaries/economics , Dental Caries/economics , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Humans , Periodontal Diseases/economics , Periodontal Diseases/prevention & control , Public Health Dentistry/economics , Risk Factors , School Dentistry/economics , Tooth Diseases/economics
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J Dent Res ; 92(7 Suppl): 55S-62S, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23690350

ABSTRACT

Caregivers' health literacy has emerged as an important determinant of young children's health care and outcomes. We examined the hypothesis that caregivers' health literacy influences children's oral-health-care-related expenditures. This was a prospective cohort study of 1,132 child/caregiver dyads (children's mean age = 19 months), participating in the Carolina Oral Health Literacy Project. Health literacy was measured by the REALD-30 (word recognition based) and NVS (comprehension based) instruments. Follow-up data included child Medicaid claims for CY2008-10. We quantified expenditures using annualized 2010 fee-adjusted Medicaid-paid dollars for oral-health-related visits involving preventive, restorative, and emergency care. We used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistical methods based on generalized gamma models. Mean oral-health-related annual expenditures totaled $203: preventive--$81, restorative--$99, and emergency care--$22. Among children who received services, mean expenditures were: emergency hospital-based--$1282, preventive--$106, and restorative care--$343. Caregivers' low literacy in the oral health context was associated with a statistically non-significant increase in total expenditures (average annual difference = $40; 95% confidence interval, -32, 111). Nevertheless, with both instruments, emergency dental care expenditures were consistently elevated among children of low-literacy caregivers. These findings provide initial support for health literacy as an important determinant of the meaningful use and cost of oral health care.


Subject(s)
Caregivers , Dental Care/economics , Financing, Personal , Health Expenditures , Health Literacy , Adolescent , Adult , Child, Preschool , Cohort Studies , Dental Care/statistics & numerical data , Dental Service, Hospital/economics , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Educational Status , Emergency Medical Services/economics , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant , Insurance Claim Review/economics , Male , Medicaid/economics , North Carolina , Preventive Dentistry/economics , Prospective Studies , United States , Young Adult
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Dent Update ; 40(9): 698-700, 702-4, 707-8, 710, 2013 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24386761

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: As part of treatment planning, options are presented to patients by dentists. An informal discussion takes place involving a cost-benefit analysis and a treatment plan is agreed. Evidence-based dentistry takes into account the best available literature, clinical experience and patient factors to guide the dentist. Dentists exert considerable influence on which treatment modality is selected. This paper focuses on the importance of patient factors which lead to less than ideal, clinically acceptable, treatment plans that nevertheless give patient satisfaction over the long term. Though no universally accepted healthcare model exists for restorative dentistry, patients' decisions are most influenced by their relationship with their dentist over factors such as time, access and cost. Letters should be sent to patients clarifying the nature of all proposed options, including advantages and disadvantages, complications, success rates, biological and financial costs and what happens if no treatment is carried out. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Many psychological and social determinants influence patients'values and decision-making when planning for restorative dentistry. These lead to a treatment plan agreed between the patient and the dentist. Often an element of compromise is considered acceptable to both parties when the evidence would suggest an alternative treatment to be preferable.


Subject(s)
Dentistry, Operative , Patient Care Planning , Patient Participation , Adult , Anodontia/rehabilitation , Attitude to Health , Chronic Periodontitis/therapy , Communication , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Crowns , Decision Making , Dental Implants , Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported , Dental Restoration, Permanent , Dentist-Patient Relations , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Evidence-Based Dentistry , Female , Humans , Incisor/abnormalities , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Satisfaction , Post and Core Technique , Social Determinants of Health , Time Factors , Tooth Fractures/therapy , Tooth, Nonvital/therapy , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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Br Dent J ; 213(4): 163-70, 2012 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22918344

ABSTRACT

This review highlights current issues in the provision of restorative dentistry both in primary and secondary care settings. Current challenges in the provision of restorative procedures are reviewed and methods in improving care and efficiency are proposed. Possible changes to the infrastructure and delivery of care are suggested in order to improve effectiveness and the patient pathway.


Subject(s)
Delivery of Health Care/methods , Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods , Critical Pathways , Delivery of Health Care/economics , Dental Care/economics , Dental Restoration, Permanent/economics , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Dentistry, Operative/methods , Health Services Accessibility , Humans , Primary Health Care/economics , Treatment Outcome , United Kingdom
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Fogorv Sz ; 105(1): 3-8, 2012 Mar.
Article in Hungarian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22530363

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to assess the annual health insurance reimbursement of dental health service in Hungary. The assessment base of the study was the annual reports of National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP). Only the data collected from the services in contractual relationship with the OEP and delivered in 2008 were evaluated. Dental care services are organised in different levels: general dental service, specialist dental care, special dental care on university level and inpatient departments. Our study covers primary, outpatient and hospital dental care. Dental care was supplied by 3.378 general and specialist dental care services at the end of 2008. For the hospital treatment of more serious cases 17 inpatient departments are available with 154 patient beds. Within the period of examination (2008) 23.6 million interventions were carried out in 7.6 million cases. The total health insurance reimbursement of dental care (including primary, outpatient and hospital care) was 24.92 billion HUF (88.82 million Euro) in 2008. The health insurance reimbursement of dental care in Hungary is approximately 2% of the total health insurance expenditures of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP). Within the period under investigation, the health insurance reimbursement of dental care did not change significantly.


Subject(s)
Dental Care/economics , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Health Expenditures/statistics & numerical data , Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/statistics & numerical data , National Health Programs/statistics & numerical data , Dental Care/statistics & numerical data , Dentistry, Operative/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Hungary , Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/economics , National Health Programs/economics
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Alpha Omegan ; 101(4): 202-5, 2008 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19166085

ABSTRACT

The use of lasers in dentistry has expanded and improved some treatment options for those clinicians who have adopted the technology. As with all dental materials and instruments, the practitioner must use clinical experience, receive proper training, become very familiar with the operating manual, and proceed within the scope of his or her practice. The potential purchaser should carefully analyze the style and type of the practice to decide how useful the device could be. Moreover, attending introductory courses, seminars, and presentations, such as those at the aforementioned Academy of Laser Dentistry's Annual Conference, or at various state and national scientific sessions, are essential before buying. Because of the varied composition of human tissue and the differing ways that laser energy is absorbed, there is no single perfect laser. However, our patients continue to agree that the dental laser is a wonderful instrument.


Subject(s)
Dentistry, Operative , Laser Therapy , Lasers , Clinical Competence , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Dentistry, Operative/education , Education, Dental, Continuing , Equipment Design , Equipment Safety , Humans , Laser Therapy/economics , Lasers/classification , Marketing of Health Services , Practice Patterns, Dentists'
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg ; 37(6): 498-501, 1999 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10687916

ABSTRACT

This continuing pilot scheme was designed to assess whether minor oral operations could be done by a 'specialist practitioner' in surgical dentistry in hospital. The preliminary results indicate that patients benefit from the improved facilities and expertise that are available in the hospital, that the provision of treatment within the hospital is at a sufficiently 'local' level to meet their requirements, and that this increased quality of service can be provided at no greater cost to the NHS than treating them in a dental surgery. A large amount of the dentoalveolar surgery done (such as removal of third molars) is regarded as routine, but 'routine' is often mistakenly thought to mean 'simple' or 'easy'. Dentoalveolar surgery not only demands the highest quality of care and expertise but it also requires the necessary immediate support if medical or surgical complications arise.


Subject(s)
Dental Care for Chronically Ill , Dental Service, Hospital , Dentistry, Operative , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Dental Care for Chronically Ill/economics , Dental Service, Hospital/economics , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Satisfaction , Pilot Projects , State Dentistry/economics , Surveys and Questionnaires , United Kingdom , Workforce
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Br Dent J ; 182(10): 368-9, 1997 May 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9185346

ABSTRACT

It is now widely recognised that dentistry based mainly on the restoration of teeth has failed to deliver dental health to our patients. There is an urgent need for GDPs to face up to the full implications of this failure and implement a truly preventive practice philosophy. We must also recognise the particular plight of our patients with very heavily restored dentitions who are the real victims of the drill and fill culture of the last 40 years. There must be no more additions to their ranks.


Subject(s)
Dentistry, Operative , Attitude of Health Personnel , Dental Restoration, Permanent/economics , Dentist-Patient Relations , Dentistry, Operative/economics , Dentists , General Practice, Dental , Humans , Income , Philosophy, Dental , Preventive Dentistry/economics , State Medicine , Treatment Failure , United Kingdom
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