Medicaid costs associated with the hospitalization of young children for restorative dental treatment under general anesthesia.
J Public Health Dent
; 60(1): 28-32, 2000.
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OBJECTIVE: This paper examines the cost to the Iowa Medicaid program of hospitalizing young children for restorative dental care under general anesthesia, and describes the dental services received in this setting. METHODS: Medicaid dental claims for young children receiving restorative dental care under general anesthesia during fiscal year 1994 were matched with corresponding hospital and anesthesia claims. RESULTS: The total cost to the Medicaid program of treating a child in the hospital under general anesthesia was $2,009 per case. Less than 2 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children under 6 years of age who received any dental service accounted for 25 percent of all dollars spent on dental services for this age group, including hospital and anesthesia care. The most frequent type of procedure was stainless steel crowns (SSCs), with an average of almost six per case. CONCLUSIONS: Early identification, prevention, and intervention are critically important to prevent the costly treatment of children with ECC in hospital operating rooms.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicaid
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Assistência Odontológica para Crianças
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Restauração Dentária Permanente
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Hospitalização
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Anestesia Dentária
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Anestesia Geral
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health Dent
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article