Assessment of Dentist Participation in Public Insurance Programs for Children in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evaluating the availability of dentists to provide dental care services to children is important for identifying interventions for improving access.

Objective

To assess dental care availability for children in the US by public insurance participation, rural-urban setting, and dentist taxonomy (general, pediatric, or specialized).

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed the availability of dentists from matching 3 data sets: the 2020 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, the 2019-2020 State Board of Dentistry information acquired from each state, and the 2019 InsureKidsNow.org database. Data on active dentists in most states (including the District of Columbia [combined hereinafter with states] and excluding Hawaii and

SUBMITTER: Serban N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274318 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature