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Lisa Simon1,2, Gurmukh Singh Dhaliwal3, Chieh-Han Jeffrey Liu4
1Oral Health and Medicine Integration, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Lisa_Simon@hms.harvard.edu.
Dentistry Journal
|March 31, 2019
Summary
Financial barriers and language challenges significantly reduce vulnerable patients
Area of Science:
- Dental Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Health Economics
Background:
- Dental school clinics (DSCs) offer reduced-cost dental care, potentially serving vulnerable populations.
- Understanding factors influencing patient retention is crucial for sustainable care delivery in these settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate factors associated with patients discontinuing care at a dental school clinic.
- To identify patient characteristics and unmet needs that predict treatment cessation.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of patient transfer forms.
- Deidentified patient data included characteristics and reported unmet dental needs.
- Descriptive and bivariate statistical analyses were employed to identify significant associations.
Main Results:
- A majority of patients (73.4%) continued care.
- Financial limitations were the primary reason cited for discontinuing care (30.1%).
- Patients with financial barriers or who spoke languages other than English were significantly less likely to continue treatment.
Conclusions:
- Vulnerable patient groups are at higher risk of discontinuing care at dental school clinics.
- Dental schools should develop targeted programs to support patient retention and establish a consistent dental home.
Keywords:
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