ArticleJDR clinical and translational research2020
The Effect of Physician Oral Health Services on Dental Use and Expenditures under General Anesthesia.
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- Residual factors associated with poor oral hygiene among Japanese kindergarten children: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Postoperative Morbidity after Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Children with and without Disabilities.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Oral health-related interdisciplinary practices among healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia: Does integrated care exist?BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Outcomes Associated With State Policies Enabling Provision of Oral Health Services in Medical Offices Among Medicaid-enrolled Children.Medical care · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite early evidence touting the effectiveness of physician-provided oral health services (POHS), recent evidence suggests these services might have little impact on caries-related outcomes in children. General anesthesia (GA) is often used to treat early childhood caries and may be considered the most extreme utilization outcome. We sought to assess the impact of POHS utilization on dental GA utilization and expenditures.
methodsWe used the Medicaid claims of a birth cohort of children born in 2008 in North Carolina (
resultsChildren with 2 or more previous POHS visits had reduced odds of GA (odds ratio [OR] = 0.93; confidence interval [CI], 0.87-0.99;
conclusionsPOHS decreased the odds of having dental GA treatment and dental expenditures at GA visits. The role of physicians in oral health care can reduce the impact on the most severe outcome-treatment under general anesthesia. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT: The results of this study have important financial implications for state Medicaid programs and disease management programs trying to mitigate the costs of treating early childhood caries under general anesthesia. Children who receive physician oral health care are less likely to use and more likely to save money on general anesthesia to complete dental treatment.
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