ArticleHealth affairs (Project Hope)2014
North Carolina physician-based preventive oral health services improve access and use among young Medicaid enrollees.
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- Multilevel Interventions and Dental Attendance in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Exploring Systemic Challenges in the Western North Carolina Dental Safety Net: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of Appalachian health · 2026Article
- Mothers' Sources of Child Fluoride Information and Misinformation From Social Connections.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Opposition to Early Dental Visit by Dentists: A Qualitative Study on Mothers' Social Networks.JDR clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- What is the association between income loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and children's dental care?Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2021Article
- The Effect of Physician Oral Health Services on Dental Use and Expenditures under General Anesthesia.JDR clinical and translational research · 2020Article
- A dental workforce strategy to make Australian public dental services more efficient.Human resources for health · 2019Article
- Changes in pediatric dental coverage and visits following the implementation of the affordable care act.Health services research · 2019Article
- Delivery of Preventive Oral Health Services by Rurality: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2019Article
- Association between type of health insurance and children's oral health, NHANES 2011-2014.Journal of public health dentistry · 2018Article
- Improving Access to Medical Lactation Support and Counseling: Building the Case for Medicaid Reimbursement.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Outcomes Associated With Early Preventive Dental Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Alabama.JAMA pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
To combat disparities in oral health and access to dental care among infants and toddlers, most state Medicaid programs now reimburse physician-based preventive oral health services such as fluoride varnish applications. We used geospatial data to examine the distribution of dental and medical Medicaid providers of pediatric oral health services throughout North Carolina to determine if these services have improved access to care for Medicaid enrollees younger than age three. We then used claims data to examine the association between distance from these practices and use of dental services for a cohort of approximately 1,000 young children. Among one hundred counties, four counties had no physician-based preventive oral health services, and nine counties had no dental practice. While children who lived farther from the nearest dental practice were less likely to make dental visits, distance from physician-based preventive oral health services did not predict utilization. For young Medicaid enrollees, oral health services provided in medical offices can improve access and increase utilization.
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