title: A quantitative comparison of services performed for fee-for-service and capitation patients.
abstract: The numbers of specific services performed for fee-for-service and capitation patients were compared in a group dental practice. The capitation patients received more services per 100 patients in almost all categories. This is attributed to the incentives for the dentist and a lower out-of-pocket cost for the patient.
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003729:Dental Care; D005382:Financing, Personal; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D014481:United States