title: Dental insurance: will it help or hinder adoption of caries management practices?
abstract: Whether public or private dental insurance will provide benefits for caries management practices is a business decision. The foundation for this decision is multifactorial and continually changing as the values of the purchasers and health care consumers evolve. Understanding the dynamics involved in allocating finite health care resources will help those who advocate for caries management inform decision makers about the potential benefits of these strategies.
authors.affiliation: Anderson Dental Consulting, Sequim, WA 98382, USA. maxscruiser@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maxwell H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003657:Decision Making; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics; D006291:Health Policy; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D020380:Needs Assessment; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000191:economics; D018570:Risk Assessment