Army

Children's Utilization of the U.S. Military Dental Insurance

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the dental utilization of children enrolled in a military dental insurance program and to assess if utilization differs by socioeconomic status.

2013
Chaffin, J. G.
Moss, D.
Martin, G.
Leiendecker, T.
Mascarenhas, A. K.

Children's Utilization of the U.S. Military Dental Insurance

Claims data were used to assess child utilization of the TRICARE Dental Program for a dental check-up at least once during a period of a year. The majority of children enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program had at least one dental check-up during the study year.

2013
Chaffin, J. G.
Moss, D.
Martin, G.
Leiendecker, T.
Mascarenhas, A. K.