title: There are more than 1.3 million emergency department visits and charges of $1 billion annually due to nontraumatic dental conditions in the United States.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hospital-based emergency department visits involving dental conditions: profile and predictors of poor outcomes and resource utilization. Allareddy V, Rampa S, Lee MK, Allareddy V, Nalliah RP. J Am Dent Assoc 2014;145(4):331-7.
  
  
  METHODS
  Christopher Okunseri, BDS, MSc, DDPHRCSE, FFDRCSI PURPOSE/QUESTION: The primary aim was to examine hospital emergency department (ED) charges for dental care-related visits and the effect of patient-related factors, including co-morbid conditions. The secondary aim was to examine the profiles of patients with dental care-related problems who are likely to experience an extreme adverse event such as death in an ED setting.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
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  METHODS
  Cross-sectional design
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 3 STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION GRADE: Not applicable.
authors: Marquette University School of Dentistry, P.O. Box 1801, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. Electronic address: christopher.okunseri@marquette.edu.
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mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*