Oral health is essential to overall health and wellbeing. However, access to quality oral health care is a challenge for many communities. It leads to inequalities in oral health outcomes.
36% of Americans - more than a third of the population - do not go to the dentist each year. That number jumps to 50% for lower incomes households. This reality has led to initiatives like the ADA’s Action for Dental Health program.
Topics: dental patients, children's dental health, accessible dentist office, access to dental care, access to dental care in rural areas, dental care for underserved populations
About 1 in 6 dental practices have chosen to stop accepting insurance through some networks. An estimated 17.5 percent of patients are being affected. If your practice does not participate with insurance, it may be time to rethink this approach. There are benefits to accepting DHMO and DPPO plans, as well as other dental plan types out there. While the U.S. economy is in flux, studies show consumer spending is expected to remain steady.On the dental front, practice schedules have been consistent. Dentists nationally are reporting an 85 percent full practice.
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