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Importance: Millions of economically disadvantaged children depend on Medicaid for dental care, with states differing in whether they deliver these benefits using fee-for-service or capitated managed care payment models. However, there is limited research examining the association between managed care and the accessibility of dental services.

Objective: To estimate the association between the adoption of managed care for dental services in Florida's Medicaid program and nontraumatic dental emergency department visits and associated charges.

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Policy interventions to improve the accessibility and affordability of Dutch dental care. A scoping review of effective interventions.

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May 2024

Talma Instituut, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Social Sciences, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081, HV Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands.

Caries and periodontitis remain prevalent in the Netherlands. Given the assumption that increasing the accessibility and affordability of dental care can improve oral health outcomes, policy interventions aimed at improving these aspects may contribute to better oral health. To identify possible solutions, this scoping review firstly identifies policy interventions from around the world that have effectively improved the accessibility or affordability of dental care.

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The objective of this study was to examine dental providers' familiarity with and attitudes toward alternative payment models (APMs) in a value-based care (VBC) delivery model. The authors analyzed responses to questions pertaining to VBC and APMs from a survey conducted between March and April 2021. Responses were stratified by age, race, practice location, practice type, and provider specialty using descriptive and inferential analysis, including Pearson chi-square or Fisher exact test.

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Objective: The Capitation Contract system (CCS) is a payment model adopted by the Swedish Public Dental Health Service (PDHS). Patients enrolled in the CCS are usually assessed as being at lower risk of dental disease and are more regular dental attenders than those treated by Fee for Service (FFS). With increasing numbers of patients and CCS enrolments, Sweden faces a shortage of dental personnel.

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The aim of this review was to assess relevant global literature on capped-fee (CF) and fee-for-service (FFS) payment models as used by public dental services. Research data were assessed through the PRISMA check list and sourced from MEDLINE, PubMed, ProQuest, Cochrane Library, and other methods. The inclusion criteria were peer reviewed articles published between 2004 and 2020 and (i) other countries' health systems that were evaluated in contrast to Australia; (ii) care provided to individuals; (iii) payment models for private services that were the same as Australian government policy (CF and FFS); and (iv) care provided by dentists.

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