The impact of dental Medicaid reform on dental care provider activity and market penetration of dental support organizations

• Published in: The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Vol. 152; no. 10; pp. 822 - 831
• Main Authors: Brickhouse, Tegwyn H., Dahman, Bassam A., Peters, Barrett W.R., Liu, Hangcheng, Kumar, Anita M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Access, demand, use of services; Child; child and adolescent health; Dental Care; dentistry; governance; Humans; Medicaid; ownership; Private Practice; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States; SES; DSO; child and adolescent health; dentistry; dental care; VDMAS; Access, demand, use of services; FY; ownership; DQA; VDH; Medicaid; governance

Medicaid state dental programs have experienced changes related to provider practice settings with the increased growth of dental support organizations (DSOs). The authors conducted this study to assess the impact of state Medicaid reform on the dental practice environment by examining provider acti...