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J Calif Dent Assoc
; 44(3): 167-72, 2016 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27044237
RESUMO
Clinical outcomes have been shown to be better, and total costs lower, when patients with chronic illness such as diabetes are managed using a population health strategy in a primary care setting that includes structured coordination of care with specialty services. This "population health management approach" offers a promising new vision for addressing oral disease as a chronic illness through a collaborative partnership between primary care teams and dental professionals.