Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 148-153, March 2002

Children's Oral Health Services: Organization and Financing Considerations

  • James J. Crall, DDS, ScD

      Affiliations

    • From the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to James J. Crall, Associate Professor, Division of Community Health, School of Dental & Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032

Received 23 March 2001; accepted 5 December 2001.

This article highlights prominent issues concerning children's oral health and provides an overview of the structure, organization, and financing of dental services for children in the United States. The size, composition, characteristics, and distribution of the dental workforce and the arrangements that facilitate the delivery and financing of dental services are discussed. Features of the current dental care delivery system are examined within the context of primary care. Suggestions for creating meaningful change to enhance access through expanded, integrated systems are presented as part of a concluding challenge.

KEY WORDS:  children , health systems , oral health

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60098-6

doi:10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0148:CSOHSO>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 148-153, March 2002

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