Dental Services: Use, Expenses, and Sources of Payment, 1996-2000. AHRQ 04-0018
E. Brown, R. Manski, MEPS Research Findings No. 20, January 2004, 57 pp. Characterizes how the civilian noninstitutionalized population used and paid for dental care from 1996 through 2000, using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Estimates include annual expenses and sources of payment (including out-of-pocket amounts). These estimates are presented for the total population as well as for specific population groups categorized in terms of insurance coverage, income, employment, and Census region. The report emphasizes change over time.
Investing in Preventive Dental Care for the Medicare Population: A Preliminary Analysis AHRQ 11-R012
J. Moeller, H. Chen, R. Manski, American Journal of Public Health, November 2010; 100(11):2262-2269. Estimates the use of preventive dental care services by the U.S. Medicare population and assesses whether money spent on preventive dental care results in less money being spent on expensive nonpreventive procedures.
