Longitudinal analysis of cost and dental utilization patterns for older adults in outpatient and long-term care settings in Minnesota

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 5; p. e0232898
• Main Authors: Smith, Barbara J, Helgeson, Michael, Prosa, Brenda, Finlayson, Tracy L, Orozco, Mario, Asgari, Padideh, Pierce, Ian, Norman, Gregory, Aronoff-Spencer, Eliah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.05.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory care; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Comprehensive Dental Care - economics; Comprehensive Dental Care - statistics & numerical data; Cost analysis; Costs; Demographic aspects; Dental care; Dental Care for Aged - economics; Dental Care for Aged - statistics & numerical data; Dental care services; Dentition; Economic aspects; Elderly patients; Engineering and Technology; Fruit trees; Government programs; Health aspects; Health care costs; Health care policy; Humans; Insurance; Insurance coverage; Long term health care; Long-term care; Long-Term Care - standards; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicaid; Medical care utilization; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Minnesota; Older people; Oral diseases; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Outpatients - statistics & numerical data; People and Places; Preventive medicine; Retrospective Studies; Setting (Literature); Social aspects; Teeth; Time; Tooth loss; Utilization; Minnesota; United States; United States > US; California

Dental utilization patterns and costs of providing comprehensive oral healthcare for older adults in different settings have not been examined. Retrospective longitudinal cohort data from Apple Tree Dental (ATD) were analyzed (N = 1,159 total; 503 outpatients, 656 long-term care residents) to descri...