Preventive dental service utilization for Medicaid-enrolled children in New Hampshire: A comparison of care provided by pediatric dentists and general dentists

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 458-472

  Chi, Donald ^a   Milgrom, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Northwest/Alaska Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Dental care for children; Dental Medicaid program; Health care disparities; Pediatric dentistry; Preventive dentistry; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAID; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649409325     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0139     Document Type: Article

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