Delivery of Preventive Oral Health Services by Rurality: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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Examines the integration of oral health and primary care as a method of increasing access to preventive oral health services for children under age 6 using 2012-2014 Medicaid claims data from 39 states. Includes patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and poverty level, as well as healthcare utilization rates, with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro counties.

Caroline K. Geiger, Ashley M. Kranz, Andrew W. Dick, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 35(1), 3-11

01/2019

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Access · Children and youth · Integrated service delivery · Medicaid · Oral health · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention