Insurance as a predictor of dental treatment: a pilot study in the Savannah, Chatham County area.
Purpose: To assess patient compliance with the treatment prescribed by the dentist. Methods: Data, which included age, gender, insurance status and a tally of accepted and rejected procedures by use of CDT (current dental terminology) codes, was extracted from a private dental office database. All p...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 16 - 24 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Winter2010
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