Barriers to dental utilization among Medicaid-enrolled young children from primary care practices in Northeast Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the individual and community factors that contribute to dental utilization among young children on Medicaid utilizing the Anderson Model and the Socio-Ecological Framework.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study was conducted using baseline data (socio-demographics, clinical dental need) from a cluster-randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial among 1021 child-parent dyads recruited from primary care practices across northeast Ohio. The baseline data were then linked to dental Medicaid claims data (categorized as any dental visit, volume, and type in the past 12 months) and ICD-10 codes from the child's EHR data (individual-level) together with Dental Health Provider Shortage Area (HPSA) status and Area Deprivation Index (ADI) whic

SUBMITTER: Selvaraj D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11371537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature