Journal article
Mission of Mercy patient characteristics and dental-related emergency department use
The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.149(5), pp.336-347.e3
05/01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2017.11.029
PMID: 29703278
Abstract
Background. Although dental Mission of Mercy (MOM) events have existed for more than 2 decades and are held in more than 30 states, systematic data collection and reporting on patient characteristics, oral health care use patterns, and oral health care needs are lacking.
Methods. The authors surveyed patients attending the 2016 Florida MOM, asking about their reasons for seeking oral health care, oral health care use, and dental-related emergency department (ED) use. The authors conducted descriptive and multivariable analyses of survey and patient registration data to describe patient characteristics and examine associations between patient characteristics, time to last dental visit, and ED use.
Results. Sixty-six percent of 1,462 study participants reported having orofacial pain; one-third of those were in pain for more than 1 year. Only 18% reported fair or poor overall health, whereas 75% reported fair or poor oral health. Florida MOM attendees who were younger adults, were of non-Hispanic ethnicity, had less than a college education, lived below federal poverty guidelines, and reported poorer oral health were at increased risk of having dental-related ED visits.
Conclusions. Incorporating systematic data collection into dental MOM events provides important information about the characteristics and oral health care needs of clinic attendees that can be used to develop programs to address oral health care access on the basis of community-specific needs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Mission of Mercy patient characteristics and dental-related emergency department use
- Creators
- Jolene O. Paramore - Florida Dent Assoc Fdn, Florida Mission Mercy Impact Study 2016, Tallahassee, FL USAJill Boylston HerndonAndrew B. Brown - Sisters of Mercy Health System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.149(5), pp.336-347.e3
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.adaj.2017.11.029
- PMID
- 29703278
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Dent Assoc
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
- eISSN
- 1943-4723
- Publisher
- elsevier
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- Florida Dental Association Foundation (FDAF) Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund Henry Schein Cares Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283857902771
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