title: Should we be concerned about the future of dental insurance?
abstract: Paying for dental services is a complex interaction of insurance, government, and out-of-pocket expenditures. The increasing demands to control health costs, in response to the competitive nature of national and global economics, raise the specter that the escalating need for services (e.g., for an increasing geriatric population) could affect adversely third-party support for dental services. A call for a proactive stance is made. A review of the related factors considers the basis for this concern.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics*; D005250:Fees, Dental; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States