Threshold analysis of reimbursing physicians for the application of fluoride varnish in young children

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 297-303

  Hendrix, Kristin S ^a   Downs, Stephen M ^a,b   Brophy, Ginger ^c   Carney Doebbeling, Caroline ^d   Swigonski, Nancy L ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c IBM WATSON HEALTH   (United States)

^d MDWise Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

cost containment; costs and cost analysis; fluoride varnish; fluorides topical; Medicaid; oral health; threshold analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; COST; COST CONTROL; COST-CONTAINMENT; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THRESHOLD ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COST-CONTAINMENT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FLUORIDE VARNISH; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; MEDICAID; ORAL HEALTH; THRESHOLD ANALYSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MEDICAID; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889885202     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12026     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Halterman JS, Fisher S, Conn KM, Fagnano M, Lynch K, Marky A, et al. Improved preventive care for asthma: a randomized trial of clinician prompting in pediatric offices. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006; 160 (10): 1018-1025.
2. Casamassimo PS, Thikkurissy S, Edelstein BL, Maiorini E,. Beyond the dmft: the human and economic cost of early childhood caries. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009; 140 (6): 650-657.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Oral health in America: a report of the surgeon general. Rockville: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health; 2000.
4. Edelstein BL,. Dental care considerations for young children. Spec Care Dentist. 2002; 22 (3 Suppl): 11S-25S.
5. Cantrell C,. Engaging primary care medical providers in children's oral health. State health policy briefing. Portland: National Academy for State Health Policy NASHP; 2009.
6. Manski RJ, Brown E,. Dental use, expenses, private dental coverage, and changes, 1996 and 2004. [homepage on the Internet] Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality MEPS Chartbook No. 17; 2007 [cited 2012 Mar 31]; Available from: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data- files/publications/cb17/ cb17.pdf
7. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Policy on the dental home. Pediatr Dent. 2008; 30 (7 Suppl): 22-23.
8. Hale KJ,. Oral health risk assessment timing and establishment of the dental home. Pediatrics. 2003; 111 (5 Pt 1): 1113-1116.
9. Hagan J, Shaw J, Duncan PM, editors. Bright futures: guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents. 3rd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2008.
10. Cantrell C,. The role of physicians in children's oral health. State health policy monitor. Portland: National Academy for State Health Policy NASHP Briefing; 2008. 2 (5).
11. American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. Professionally applied topical fluoride: evidence-based clinical recommendations. J Dent Educ. 2007; 71 (3): 393-402.
12. Seppa L, Luoma H, Koskinen M, Syrjanen S,. Caries prevention in rats by fluoride varnish treatment combined with addition of fluoride to dietary sugar. J Dent Res. 1984; 63 (10): 1190-1192.
13. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dental Home Online Resource Center. [homepage on the Internet] [cited 2013 Jul 8]. Available from: http://www.aapd.org/advocacy/dentalhome/.
14. Axelsson P, Paulander J, Nordkvist K, Karlsson R,. Effect of fluoride containing dentifrice, mouthrinsing, and varnish on approximal dental caries in a 3-year clinical trial. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1987; 15 (4): 177-180.
15. Seppa L, Tolonen T,. Caries preventive effect of fluoride varnish applications performed two or four times a year. Scand J Dent Res. 1990; 98 (2): 102-105.
16. Beltran-Aguilar ED, Barker LK, Canto MT, Dye BA, Gooch BF, Griffin SO, et al. Surveillance for dental caries, dental sealants, tooth retention, edentulism, and enamel fluorosis-United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2005; 54 (3): 1-43.
17. American Dental Association. Current dental terminology 2007-2008. 6th ed. Chicago: Ingenix, Inc; 2006.
18. Stearns SC, Rozier RG, Kranz AM, Pahel BT, Quinonez RB,. Cost-effectiveness of preventive oral health care in medical offices for young Medicaid enrollees. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012; 166:(10) 945-951.
19. Quinonez R, Stearns S, Talekar B, Rozier R, Downs S,. Simulating cost-effectiveness of fluoride varnish during well-child visits for Medicaid-enrolled children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006; 160 (2): 164-170.
20. Medicaid Medical Advisory Cabinet. Dental Utilization in Children (available upon request). 2009.
21. Hanney SR, Gonzalez-Block MA, Buxton MJ, Kogan M,. The utilisation of health research in policy-making: concepts, examples and methods of assessment. Health Res Policy Syst. 2003; 1 (1): 2.
22. Brown MM, Brown GC, Sharma S, Landy J,. Health care economic analyses and value-based medicine. Surv Ophthalmol. 2003; 48 (2): 204-223.
23. Briggs A, Sculpher M, Claxton K,. Decision modelling for health economic evaluation. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2006.
24. Manski R, Moeller J, Maas W,. Dental services: an analysis of utilization over 20 years. J Am Dent Assoc. 2001; 132 (5): 655-664.
25. Children's Oral Health. State information and resource map. [homepage on the Internet] Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; [cited 2012 Apr 30]; Available from: http://www2.aap.org/oralhealth/State.html.
26. American Dental Association. Current dental terminology 2007-2008. Chicago: American Dental Association; 2006.
27. Deinard A,. Summary of state policies surrounding the reimbursement of physicians for basic oral health care services. 2009.
28. Swigonski NL, Yoder KM, Maupome G, Ofner S,. Dental providers' attitudes regarding the application of fluoride varnish by pediatric health care providers. J Public Health Dent. 2009; 69 (4): 242-247.
29. Pahel BT, Rozier RG, Stearns SC, Quinonez RB,. Effectiveness of preventive dental treatments by physicians for young Medicaid enrollees. Pediatrics. 2011; 127 (3): e682-689.
30. Tang JM, Altman DS, Robertson DC, O'Sullivan DM, Douglass JM, Tinanoff N,. Dental caries prevalence and treatment levels in Arizona preschool children. Public Health Rep. 1997; 112 (4): 319-329; 30-1.
31. Iida H, Auinger P, Billings RJ, Weitzman M,. Association between infant breastfeeding and early childhood caries in the United States. Pediatrics. 2007; 120 (4): e944-952.
32. Preventive oral health intervention for pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2008; 122 (6): 1387-1394.