title: Many people unable to obtain dental care due to cost.
abstract: While overall spending for dental services appears to be favorable during the period after the last recession, a review of a series of government and private agency reports indicates an increasing proportion of the population is unable to secure needed services due to cost factors. In addition, projections for annual increases in future spending for dental services are lower than for other professional health services.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, Stony Brook University, NY, USA. h.waldman@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cannella
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D057172:Economic Recession; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D011203:Poverty; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult