title: Survey of Medicaid child dental services in Washington state: preparation for a marketing program.
abstract: The authors surveyed Washington state dentists to gain an understanding of their participation in the Medicaid dental program, their willingness to learn more about the program and the degree of importance they attached to preventive care for preschool-aged children. They found that concerns about fees and administrative aspects predominated and concerns about client behaviors were expressed less often. Many dentists indicated a willingness to learn more about the program. These findings will be used to develop a plan to market the Medicaid program to Washington state dentists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7475, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milgrom
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riedy
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists; D005250:Fees, Dental; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington