Orthodontic treatment: Early orthodontic treatment as a means to increase access for children enrolled in Medicaid in Washington state

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-94

  King, Gregory J ^a   Hall, Charles V ^b   Milgrom, Peter ^a   Grembowski, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington ^*

Author keywords

Access; Early orthodontic treatment; Health care disparities; Interceptive orthodontics; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHODONTICS; POVERTY; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEES, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; ORTHODONTICS, INTERCEPTIVE; POVERTY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 32644488179     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0026     Document Type: Article

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