Journal article
The effectiveness and estimated costs of the access to baby and child dentistry program in Washington State
The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.136(9), pp.1257-1263
09/2005
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0341
PMID: 16196230
Abstract
The authors estimated the effectiveness of the Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD) program as a tool to improve the oral health of children, and they measured its costs. ABCD is an effort to increase the utilization of dental care by Medicaid-enrolled children younger than 6 years.
The authors compared the oral health of third-grade children in Spokane County Wash. (ABCD) with that of children in Pierce County (non-ABCD). They then compared the expenditures of ABCD with those associated with alternative dental care interventions.
Children in Spokane County had better oral health than did the children in Pierce County. The authors also found that the ABCD program increased mean dental care costs by $8.17 per user over costs in Pierce County, and the program cost a mean of $5.33 per user in outreach and dentist and staff training costs.
This study found that ABCD improved the oral health of all third graders, including those not eligible or enrolled in the program. Increased expenditures were attributable mainly to outreach and training costs.
Programs such as ABCD, carried out collaboratively by component societies, health districts, dental schools and Medicaid, have the potential to increase access to care and improve health.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effectiveness and estimated costs of the access to baby and child dentistry program in Washington State
- Creators
- Michelle Kobayashi - University of WashingtonDonald Chi - University of WashingtonSusan E Coldwell - University of WashingtonPeter Domoto - University of WashingtonPeter Milgrom - University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.136(9), pp.1257-1263
- DOI
- 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0341
- PMID
- 16196230
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Dent Assoc
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
- eISSN
- 1943-4723
- Publisher
- American Dental Association
- Grant note
- U54 DE14254 / NIDCR NIH HHS K08 DE020856 / NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE07132 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE0982 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2005
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283715502771
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