272627 Emergency Department Utilization for Preventable Dental Conditions

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Christopher Okunseri, BDS, MSc, MLS, FFDRCSI , Department of Clinical Services, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI
Nationally, emergency departments play a vital role in our health care system and act as the provider of last resort for millions of under-insured and uninsured patients who lack adequate access to medical and dental services. National and state data sources provide sufficient evidence to document the burden of emergency department use for nontraumatic dental condition visits in the United States. But the care provided for NTDCs in EDs is temporary and lack the opportunity for care continuity. NTDC visits in ED are a public health concern because of the associated program, policy and cost implications.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe the current state of the literature on nontraumatic dental condition visits (NTDC) in emergency departments (ED) in the United States. Participants will be able to identify gaps in the current literature on NTDC visits in ED in the United States. Participants will be able to describe the sociodemographic factors associated with NTDC visits in EDs in the United States.

Keywords: Public Policy, Biostatistics

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a faculty at the dental school and a principal investigator on a federally funded grant on the use of emergency department for nontraumatic dental condition visits in the United States
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 4140.0: Emergency Department Use for Preventable Dental Conditions: Magnitude of the Problem and Solutions