The effects of general anesthesia legislation on operating room visits by preschool children undergoing dental treatment

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-75

  White, Halley R ^a   Lee, Jessica Y ^a,b   Rozier, R Gary ^c  

^a Padiatric Dentist in Private Practice   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatric Dentistry ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to dental care; General anesthesia; General anesthesia legislation; Legislation; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAID; OPERATING ROOM; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; NORTH CAROLINA; OPERATING ROOMS; OTITIS MEDIA; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449092011     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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