title: [Different forms of payment systems for dental services and their impact on care].
abstract: The Brazilian dental care sector is facing a paradoxical crisis characterized by a surplus of dentists and a large contingent of people lacking dental care, thus highlighting the need to improve management strategies. One necessary step is to analyze the various payment schemes for dental services. This paper reviews two important approaches, fee for service and capitation, and considers the impacts and consequences of payment strategies on the dental care system.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Desenvolvimento da Gestão em Saúde, Faculdade de Administração, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brasil. marinalarasoria@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Marina Lara
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sória
authors.forename: Ronaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bordin
authors.forename: Luiz Cesar
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: da Costa Filho
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000191:economics; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D003815:Dentists; D005250:Fees, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits