AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the associations between dental anxiety, experiences of dental care, psychosocial factors and oral health among 15year-olds, and to analyse changes in the prevalence of dental anxiety over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The thesis was based on two cross-sectional epidemiological studies in Jönköping, Sweden. Papers I, II, and III were based on a ...

In a changing health care environment, the role of dentistry is still being defined. Since the inception of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, comprehensive dental care and guidelines for medical-to-dental referrals have yet to be included. With the exception of pediatric dental care, dental services are not a component of the Affordable Care Act. Title III of the ACA declares the act...

BACKGROUND Collaboration between dental practitioners and non-dental primary care providers has the potential to improve oral health care for people in rural and remote communities, where access to oral health services is limited. However, there is limited research on collaboration between these professional disciplines. The purpose of this paper was to explore the relationships between dental ...

The Taiwanese government has implemented National Health Insurance (NHI) for nine years since March 1, 1995. The government began to have deficits since March of 1998 because medical expenditures exceeded income to the insurance program. Political problems have prevented increasing the funding for the NHI. In order to control medical expenditures, the government began to implement the Global Bu...

Dental disease can impact a person's ability to eat and speak, and increases absenteeism at work and school. Dental insurance plays an important role in the oral health care of North Carolinians as children and adults with dental insurance are more likely to get routine dental care, which can prevent dental disease.

Despite the fact that dental caries are preventable with ageappropriate and effective caries management through periodic dental visits, many children experience dental decay. Based on The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, more than a quarter of US children age 2 to 5 years and more than half of the children age 6 to 8 years had dental caries in the period of 1999–2004. The 2007-...

This article reviews access to and financing of dental care for aging populations in selected nations in Europe. Old age per se does not seem to be a major factor in determining the use of dental services. Dentition status, on the other hand, is a major determinant of dental attendance. In addition to perceived need, a variety of social and behavioral factors as well as general health factors h...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess parents' satisfaction with the preventive dental care their children received in medical offices. METHODS Caregivers accompanying Medicaid children for their medical visits at 30 practices, with at least 1 physician providing dental services, completed questionnaires just before and 12 months after initial dental care visits. Information at foll...

Lack of access to dental care is a common problem for people with Medicaid, whether they are covered by traditional fee-for-service programs or by managed care. For people with developmental disabilities who are covered by Medicaid, access to dental care is even more restricted. This situation was recognized at a 1999 state dental summit in Pennsylvania and led to a recommendation that a specia...

BACKGROUND While oral health is part of general health and well-being, oral health disparities nevertheless persist. Potential mechanisms include socioeconomic factors that may influence access to dental care in the absence of universal dental care insurance coverage. We investigated the evolution, prevalence and determinants (including socioeconomic) of forgoing of dental care for economic rea...