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Marko Vujicic1, Chelsea Fosse2
1Chief economist and vice president of the Health Policy Institute of the American Dental Association in Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Training, service delivery, and financing are done separately in dentistry and general health care, which has influenced reimbursement structures, access to services, and outcomes. This article considers how medical and dental separation exacerbates health inequity and canvasses data demonstrating that oral health and dental services are the least affordable health services. This article also proposes how dental and general medical care coverage can be meaningfully integrated through better health policy to motivate health equity.
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