Public policy options for better dental health : report of a study.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Health Care Services.

Series:

IOM publication ; 80-06.

Issues in dental health policy.

IOM publication ; 80-06

Issues in dental health policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy.

Nutrition and dental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 151 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Academy Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""PUBLIC POLICY OPTIONS FOR BETTER DENTAL HEALTH""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""CHAPTER 1 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ""; ""THE RATIONALE FOR INSURING DENTAL SERVICES""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""A Basic Public Plan for Preventive Services""; ""Dental Insurance Priorities""; ""Special Population Group Priority""; ""Cost Sharing for Dental Benefits""; ""Financing and Delivery Systems""; ""DENTAL AUXILIARIES IN THE RECOMMENDED PREVENTION PROGRAM""; ""Quality Assurance and Utilization Review""; ""Information System""

""CHAPTER 2 NEED FOR DENTAL TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SERVICES ""; ""INDICATORS OF NEED FOR TREATMENT""; ""Demographic Factors""; ""UTILIZATION OF SERVICES""; ""Demographic Factors""; ""Socioeconomic Factors""; ""Other Aspects of Utilization""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""CHAPTER 3 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASES ""; ""DENTAL CARIES""; ""Etiology""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Treatment""; ""Prevention""; ""PERIODONTAL DISEASES""; ""Etiology""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Treatment""; ""Prevention""; ""MALOCCLUSION""; ""Etiology""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Treatment""; ""Prevention""

""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""Chapter 4 THE SUPPLY OF DENTAL SERVICES ""; ""PRACTITIONERS""; ""Dentists""; ""Dental Auxiliaries""; ""Dental Assistants""; ""Dental Hygienists""; ""Dental Technicians""; ""Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries""; ""Denturists""; ""Dental Nurses""; ""PRACTICE SETTINGS""; ""Private Dental Practice: Solo and Groups""; ""Hospital Dentistry""; ""Federal Delivery Systems""; ""State and Local Programs""; ""Other Practice Modes""; ""DENTAL PRACTICE PRODUCTIVITY""; ""Dentist Hours Worked and Size of Practice""; ""Use of Auxiliaries""; ""Capital""; ""Casemix""

""Dentist/Population Ratio""; ""Consumer Demand Considerations""; ""Dentist Characteristics""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""CHAPTER 5 DENTAL CARE EXPENDITURES AND INSURANCE ""; ""Dental Care Expenditures by Type of Service""; ""Dental Expenditures by Age""; "" Public and Private Insurance of Dental Services""; ""Private Dental Insurance""; ""Publicly Funded Dental Care""; ""Characteristics of Various Financing Systems""; "" Cost-Sharing Provisions""; ""Utilization Review and Quality Control""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Chapter 6 BENEFIT PRIORITIES AND THEIR ESTIMATED COSTS ""

""PLAN PRIORITIES FOR COVERAGE OF DENTAL CARE""; ""A MODEL FOR PROJECTING EXPENDITURES""; ""PROJECTED EXPENDITURES FOR FOUR DENTAL PLANS""; ""DENTAL EXPENDITURES NOW AND IN A FUTURE NATIONAL PROGRAM""; ""EXPENDITURE: DEMAND V. NEED-BASED PROJECTIONS""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX 1 STATISTICAL NOTES HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY ""; ""HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY""; ""APPENDIX 2 INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ""; ""ALVIN L. MORRIS, D.D.S., PH.D.""; ""UWE E. REINHARDT, PH.D.""; ""Proposition 1""; ""Proposition 2""; ""Proposition 3""; ""Proposition 4""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

726823287