title: Dental expenditures by selected dentist and practice characteristics.
abstract: Total estimated dental expenditures in 1995 were approximately $47.6 billion as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA. According to the Health Care Financing Administration, or HCFA, the total estimated dental expenditures in 1995 were approximately $44.7 billion. Using the reported gross billings from the annual ADA "Survey of Dental Practice," the authors estimated that the total national dental expenditures in 1995 were about $45.5 billion. As this estimate falls between the BEA- and HCFA-estimated total dental expenditures, it is one confirmation of the reliability and validity of ADA's estimates. This estimate also can be used to look at dental expenditures by selected characteristics--such as specialty, office time and number of dentists in the practice.
authors.affiliation: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Chicago, Ill. 60611, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lazar
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003815:Dentists / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003816:Dentists, Women / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005250:Fees, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States