Impact of a Community Dental Access Program on Emergency Dental Admissions in Rural Maryland

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Describes the expansion of a rural Maryland community dental access program (CDP) that serves uninsured and underinsured low-income residents following a funding increase from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in 2012. Tracks claims data between 2011–2015, comparing CDP claim rates to Medicaid-funded visits to local emergency departments for non-traumatic dental needs, estimating cost savings from the expanded CDP.

Sandi Rowland, Jonathan P. Leider, Clare Davidson, Joanne Brady, Alana Knudson

American Journal of Public Health, 106(12), 2165-2170

12/2016

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Access · Dental workforce · Emergency department and urgent care services · Medicaid · Oral health · Statistics and data · Uninsured and underinsured · Maryland