Controlling the cost of dental care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11033845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard L Bailit, M Raskin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Raskin, Susan Reisine (0000-0001-9648-2849), David A Chiriboga (0000-0001-5930-2925), D Chiriboga |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 699-703 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.69.7.699 |
| PMID | 110154 |
| OpenAlex | W2041403067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 4 |
Methods for controlling dental care expenditures are taking on greater importance with the rapid increase in prepaid dental plans. The use of regulatory systems to monitor provider performance are necessary to prevent gross over-utilization but are unlikely to result in net savings of more than five per cent of total gross premiums. Theoretically, prepaid group dental practice (PGDP) may reduce expenditures by changing the mix of services patients receive. The modest estimated savings and the small number of PGDPs presently in operation limit the importance of this alternative for the next five to ten years. If substantial reductions in dental expenditures are to be obtained, it will be necessary to limit dental insurance plans to cover only those services which have demonstrated cost-effectiveness in improving health for the majority of people. The concept that richer benefit plans may have small marginal effects on improving oral health may not be easy for the public to accept but, until they do, expenditures for dental care will be difficult to control
Actuarial science · Business · Control (management) · Cover (algebra) · Dental care · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Managed care · Oral health · Dentistry · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
Insurance Plan Effects on Dental Provider Treatment Patterns for Elderly Patients
Insurance Effects on Employer Group Dental Expenditures
Evaluation of a Focused Dental Utilization Review System
Dental Treatment Needs in an Elderly Population
Household Expenditure in Dental Health Care
Coinsurance effects on dental prices
The social sciences and dentistry
Institutional review boards and consumer surveys
Holistic Approach to Dental Care
Harvard's CHIP Successful
Author's Response
Controlling the cost of dental health care insurance
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2007 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |