Download or read book Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Dental Care written by Curt D. Mueller and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Dental Care written by and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extending Medicare Coverage for Preventive and Other Services written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-05-07 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, which was developed by an expert committee of the Institute of Medicine, reviews the first three services listed above. It is intended to assist policymakers by providing syntheses of the best evidence available about the effectiveness of these services and by estimating the cost to Medicare of covering them. For each service or condition examined, the committee commissioned a review of the scientific literature that was presented and discussed at a public workshop. As requested by Congress, this report includes explicit estimates only of costs to Medicare, not costs to beneficiaries, their families, or others. It also does not include cost-effectiveness analyses. That is, the extent of the benefits relative to the costs to Medicareâ€"or to society generallyâ€"is not evaluated for the services examined. The method for estimating Medicare costs follows the generic estimation practices of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The objective was to provide Congress with estimates that were based on familiar procedures and could be compared readily with earlier and later CBO estimates. For each condition or service, the estimates are intended to suggest the order of magnitude of the costs to Medicare of extending coverage, but the estimates could be considerably higher or lower than what Medicare might actually spend were coverage policies changed. The estimates cover the five-year period 2000-2004. In addition to the conclusions about specific coverage issues, the report examines some broader concerns about the processes for making coverage decisions and about the research and organizational infrastructure for these decisions. It also briefly examines the limits of coverage as a means of improving health services and outcomes and the limits of evidence as a means of resolving policy and ethical questions.
Download or read book The Demand for Dental Care written by Willard G. Manning and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1986 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using data from a randomized trial in health insurance, this report examines the effect of cost sharing on use of dental services other than orthodontia. The data come from a nonaged, noninstitutionalized civilian population of four urban and two rural sites. The authors reach two major conclusions: (1) Reducing the level of cost sharing increases demand for dental services; dental expenses rise 46 percent when the coinsurance rate falls from 95 percent to 0 percent, subject to a catastrophic limit on out-of-pocket expenses. (2) Increased income affects dental visits differently than dental expenditures; lower-income individuals tend to have more expensive visits than high-income individuals.
Download or read book Public Policy Options for Better Dental Health written by Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Health Care Services and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1980 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dental Care Demand written by Willard G. Manning and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Demand for Dental Care in Lower Income Families written by Teh-wei Hu and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Consumer s Guide to Dental Insurance written by Warren A. Brill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selecting a dental insurance plan for your family can be a confusing experience. In A Consumer's Guide to Dental Insurance , Dr. Warren A. Brill outlines the steps you need to take in order to help maximize your family's dental health. The various types of dental plans are described in detail and the questions you need to ask when evaluating these plans are posed and answered. Many aspects of dentistry and dental treatment are discussed, including a glossary of technical dental terms that you need to know when reading your dental benefits package.
Download or read book Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-01-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year. Poor and minority children are less likely to have access to oral health care than are their nonpoor and nonminority peers. Older adults, people who live in rural areas, and disabled individuals, uniformly confront access barriers, regardless of their financial resources. The consequences of these disparities in access to oral health care can lead to a number of conditions including malnutrition, childhood speech problems, infections, diabetes, heart disease, and premature births. Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations examines the scope and consequences of inadequate access to oral health services in the United States and recommends ways to combat the economic, structural, geographic, and cultural factors that prevent access to regular, quality care. The report suggests changing funding and reimbursement for dental care; expanding the oral health work force by training doctors, nurses, and other nondental professionals to recognize risk for oral diseases; and revamping regulatory, educational, and administrative practices. It also recommends changes to incorporate oral health care into overall health care. These recommendations support the creation of a diverse workforce that is competent, compensated, and authorized to serve vulnerable and underserved populations across the life cycle. The recommendations provided in Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations will help direct the efforts of federal, state, and local government agencies; policy makers; health professionals in all fields; private and public health organizations; licensing and accreditation bodies; educational institutions; health care researchers; and philanthropic and advocacy organizations.
Download or read book The U S Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to oral health services is a problem for all segments of the U.S. population, and especially problematic for vulnerable populations, such as rural and underserved populations. The many challenges to improving access to oral health services include the lack of coordination and integration among the oral health, public health, and medical health care systems; misaligned payment and education systems that focus on the treatment of dental disease rather than prevention; the lack of a robust evidence base for many dental procedures and workforce models; and regulatory barriers that prevent the exploration of alternative models of care. This volume, the summary of a three-day workshop, evaluates the sufficiency of the U.S. oral health workforce to consider three key questions: What is the current status of access to oral health services for the U.S. population? What workforce strategies hold promise to improve access to oral health services? How can policy makers, state and federal governments, and oral health care providers and practitioners improve the regulations and structure of the oral health care system to improve access to oral health services?
Download or read book Estimating the Effect of Third Party Dental Insurance on the Demand for Dental Care in Ontario written by J. L. Leake and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Economics in Dentistry Second Edition written by Risto Tuominen and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as an introduction to the economics of dentistry. It provides an introduction to the basic laws of economics, along with their application in the oral health care sector. It presents dental professionals and students with the elements of economic theory and thinking as applied to their own field, and will be of value to those willing to learn how everyday decisions and actions in dentistry are influenced by the laws of economics. The book will be essential reading for dental professionals, policy makers, oral health administrators, and dental students.
Download or read book Barriers to Attaining an Effective Dental Health System written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conference on Dental Health written by Michigan Dental Association and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CDT 2020 written by American Dental Association and published by American Dental Association. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get paid faster and keep more detailed patient records with CDT 2020: Dental Procedure Codes. New and revised codes fill in the coding gaps, which leads to quicker reimbursements and more accurate record keeping. CDT 2020 is the most up-to-date coding resource and the only HIPAA-recognized code set for dentistry. 2020 code changes include: 37 new codes, 5 revised codes, and 6 deleted codes. The new and revised codes reinforce the connection between oral health and overall health, help with assessing a patient’s health via measurement of salivary flow, and assist with case management of patients with special healthcare needs. Codes are organized into 12 categories of service with full color charts and diagrams throughout, in spiral bound format for easy searching. Includes a chapter on ICD-10-CM codes. CDT 2020 codes go into effect on January 1, 2020 – don’t risk rejected claims by using outdated codes.
Download or read book Dental Education at the Crossroads written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-01-12 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six dental schools have closed in the last decade and others are in jeopardy. Facing this uncertainty about the status of dental education and the continued tension between educators and practitioners, leaders in the profession have recognized the need for purpose and direction. This comprehensive volumeâ€"the first to cover the education, research, and patient care missions of dental schoolsâ€"offers specific recommendations on oral health assessment, access to dental care, dental school curricula, financing for education, research priorities, examinations and licensing, workforce planning, and other key areas. Well organized and accessible, the book: Recaps the evolution of dental practice and education. Reviews key indicators of oral health status, outlines oral health goals, and discusses implications for education. Addresses major curriculum concerns. Examines health services that dental schools provide to patients and communities. Looks at faculty and student involvement in research. Explores the relationship of dental education to the university, the dental profession, and society at large. Accreditation, the dental workforce, and other critical policy issues are highlighted as well. Of greatest interest to deans, faculty, administrators, and students at dental schools, as well as to academic health centers and universities, this book also will be informative for health policymakers, dental professionals, and dental researchers.
Download or read book Understanding Dental Insurance written by Travis Campbell and published by Edizioni LSWR. This book was released on 2022-02-10T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Dental Insurance a Source of Problems, Frustration or Stress for Your Dental Practice? This is the most comprehensive guide ever written on the topic of dental insurance. It can serve as a training tool for those new to dental insurance, an in-depth reference for those more experienced, as well as a quick “look-up” for anyone with a question about today’s insurance landscape. Are you receiving reimbursement for 99% of your services including crowns and SRPs? Do you understand how to be highly profitable in today’s world of insurance? Is your team fully confident in the treatment plan estimates they provide patients? Do you know how to make dental insurance work for you instead of against you? If you answered no to any of these questions, you need this resource. Packed with information, illustrations, examples, tips, and case studies, this guide covers every aspect of dental insurance from claims for simple fillings to complex hybrid denture and implant cases in real life situations. It is a must-have reference for every dental office!
