Insuring preventive dental care
Are sealants included
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11020232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P H Glasrud (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-286 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.75.3.285 |
| PMID | 3976957 |
| OpenAlex | W1969361777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
Lack of third-party reimbursement for pit and fissure sealants has been cited as a barrier preventing increased adoption rates. The extent to which commercial insurance companies and Blue Cross/Blue Shield Associations provide reimbursement for dental sealants is examined with data from a telephone survey. Results indicate that the majority of such third-party payers did not provide reimbursement for sealants
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Factors Associated with Parental Acceptance of Dental Sealants
Time to Adoption of an Innovation by Dentists in Private Practice
A Study of the Intentional Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants over Carious Lesions
Comparison of Number and Mean Charge Between Dental Sealants and One‐surface Restorations
The Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Private Practice
The Use of Dental Sealants by Ohio Dentists
Factors Affecting the Cost of Fissure Sealants
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1996 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |