Policy on Third-party Reimbursement of Fees Related to Dental Sealants.

Policy on third-party reimbursement of medical fees related to sedation/general anesthesia for delivery of oral health services.

Increase in utilization of dental sealants.

AIM The purpose of this review is to explore how to increase utilization of dental sealants to reach the national 50% sealant objective as stated in the Healthy People 2010 document. BACKGROUND Dental decay is the most common chronic childhood disease. A simple, cost-effective preventive measure to manage this disease is through sealant application. REVIEW Although dental sealants are effec...

Policy on Third-party Reimbursement of Medical Fees Related to Sedation/General Anesthesia for Delivery of Oral Health Care Services.

Developing a sealant program: the Massachusetts approach.

This paper describes the program structure and strategies being used by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to promote the utilization of sealants. The program design includes four components: clinical demonstration, consumer education, professional education, and reimbursement. Eighteen Massachusetts neighborhood health centers and six local health departments are participating in th...

Factors affecting the cost of fissure sealants: a dental insurer's perspective.

The slow adoption of sealants into dental practice is attributed partly to the fact that few prepayment plans pay for sealants. An important concern of insurers is how a sealants benefit will affect premiums. In this analysis, caries rates for various surfaces and teeth, failure rates for both sealants and amalgam restorations, fees and copayments, interest rates, reimbursement policies for rep...