Dental service mix among older adults aged 65 and over, United States, 1999 and 2009

Published 2014. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA..

OBJECTIVES: The oral health of older Americans will assume increasing importance because of their increasing numbers and the evolving connections between oral health and general health. To establish a baseline and provide data for oral health workforce models, this report describes the types of dental procedures received by US adults 65 years and older in 2009 and looks at trends since 1999.

METHODS: Data for this analysis came from the 1999 and 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The primary outcome variable represented the types of dental procedures that were received during a dental visit in the preceding year. Descriptive variables included dental insurance and poverty status. Analysis was restricted to adults aged 65 and over.

RESULTS: In 2009, diagnostic and preventive procedures accounted for almost three-quarters of all services. Compared with services received by those with private insurance, there were significantly fewer diagnostic and endodontic procedures among those with public coverage. Between 1999 and 2009, the proportion of preventive services significantly increased, whereas the proportion of restorative and endodontic services significantly decreased. Also, the likelihood of receiving preventive procedures increased, whereas the probability of receiving restorative or endodontic services decreased.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings point to a shift in the mix of dental services received by older adults during the two periods. The predominance of diagnostic and preventive procedures has important access and workforce implications. An expanded role for dental hygienists in helping to meet the oral health needs of older adults is possible given a hygienist's current scope of practice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Journal of public health dentistry - 74(2014), 3 vom: 15., Seite 219-26

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manski, Richard J [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Leonard A [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Erwin [VerfasserIn]
Carper, Kelly V [VerfasserIn]
Vargas, Clemencia [VerfasserIn]
Macek, Mark D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dental care
Dental insurance
Health-care surveys
Journal Article
Older adult
Poverty
United States

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Date Completed 22.05.2015

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jphd.12049

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM234520566