Journal article
The relationship between altruistic attitudes and dentists’ Medicaid participation
The Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol.146(1), pp.34-41.e3
2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2014.11.014
PMID: 25569496
Abstract
The authors investigated the role of private practitioners in the dental safety net, including the provision of care for Medicaid enrollees and attitudinal factors that affect participation. In 2013, the authors sent a mixed-mode survey to all general dentists in Iowa assessing their current Medicaid participation and factors affecting participation, including attitudinal statements about altruism, the Medicaid program, and the government’s role in providing access to dental care. Fifty-six percent of responding dentists accepted new Medicaid-enrolled patients; dentists living in nonmetropolitan areas were significantly more likely to accept Medicaid than were those in metropolitan areas. Results from a logistic regression model demonstrated that participating dentists scored significantly higher in altruistic attitudes and perceived problems with Medicaid as less important. Dentists who accepted Medicaid-enrolled patients had significantly more positive attitudes about Medicaid administration and altruistic attitudes in general. Investigators in future studies should examine how these attitudes are shaped by educational and professional experiences. Dentists’ perceptions about Medicaid potentially are modifiable by changing program policies in ways to improve access for vulnerable populations, including new Medicaid enrollees.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The relationship between altruistic attitudes and dentists’ Medicaid participation
- Creators
- Susan C McKernan - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryJulie C Reynolds - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryElizabeth T Momany - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science InnovationRaymond A Kuthy - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science InnovationElham T Kateeb - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science InnovationNancy B AdriansePeter C Damiano - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol.146(1), pp.34-41.e3
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.adaj.2014.11.014
- PMID
- 25569496
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
- eISSN
- 1943-4723
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Public Policy Center (Archive); Oral Health Policy Research
- Record Identifier
- 9983756998602771
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