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31 Cards in this Set
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Which age + federal poverty level group is most likely to experience moderate/severe periodontitis? |
OLD AND POOR: 75+ y.o.
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At "all stages," which population showed the lowest 5-year survival rate for oral cancer? |
Black males |
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Which combination of sex and race/ethnicity was most likely to be diagnosed with oral and pharyngeal cancer? |
White males? |
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What percentage of children, 6 - 11 y.o., had at least one dental sealant on their permanent teeth during 1999-2004 |
30.48% |
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Which race/ethnicity group showed the greatest increase in dental sealantss between 1988-1994 and 1999-2004 |
Mexican American |
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What percentage of adults 20-64 yo who were current smokers reported the condition of their mouth as "poor" during 1999-2004? |
25.41% |
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What percentage of all dentate seniors had untreated (decayed) root canals during 1999-2004? |
14.32% |
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Which is more common: cleft palate or cleft lip? |
Cleft lip |
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Which age group is most likely to receive public dental insurance? |
21 and under |
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Which age group is least likely to receive private dental insurance? |
65 and up |
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What percentage of Medicaid expenditures were for dental care in 2010? |
~1.8 to 2% |
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Were patients with at least on dental visit more likely to visit an oral surgeon or periodontist? |
Oral surgeon |
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When was the last time dental expenditures in the US more than 5% of all national health expenditure? |
1980s |
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Which type of dental procedure made up the largest share of all procedures in 2009? |
Diagnostic |
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2 places where dental personnel can practice independently |
Alaska and Minnesota (called Dental Therapists or Practitioners) |
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Roughly how many lab techs are there? Hygienists? Dentists? Dental Assistants? |
Lab techs - 46,000 Hygienists - 170,000 Dentists - 180,000 Dental Assistants - 280,000 |
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How many dentists are GP vs specialized? |
80% GP, 20% specialize |
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What percentage of the national budget is spent on MEDICAL healthcare? |
We spend 20% of spending budget on MEDICAL healthcare (2.6 trillion pre-2013) |
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What is the total dental care costs nationwide? |
$100 billion |
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How many people have no medical insurance? |
50 million |
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What percentage/number of people have dental insurance? |
54% (166 million people) |
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What percent/number of PATIENTS have dental insurance? |
60% |
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What population is most uninsured? |
Working poor and young workers |
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What percent of dentist income is insurance? |
43% |
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Public funding level used for Medicaid? Neighborhood Health Centers? |
Medicaid - state level Neighborhood Health Centers - federal level |
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What percentage of managed care benefits is HMO vs PPO? |
HMO (capitation) - 31% PPO - 69%
*In 60% of practices, less than 5% of patients are HMO/PPO patients; other insurance is traditional insurance *0 -20% have 90% of patients with managed care |
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Trend in dental service funding |
Out-of-pocket decreasing, private insurance increasing, public funding stable (small) |
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Closed Panel |
Must accept beneficiaries in the group plan Set rates for each service |
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HMO |
For voluntarily enrolled group of people in a geographic area Must go to certain providers Capitation - given set amount for each person enrolled by office, regardless of services given
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PPO |
Patients don't have to go to specific providers to receive benefits but get incentives to go to a preferred provider |
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Direct reimbursement |
Employer directly reimburses the employee for percentage of services |
