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Vol.2 , No. 4, Publication Date: Jul. 13, 2015, Page: 19-24
, much higher than in the local community (~37%). Moreover, minority patients in the Main (~59%), Orthodontic (~65%) and Pediatric (~82%) clinics are also much higher than the local population (~48%). These analyses strongly suggest that UNLV-SDM is currently meeting the mandate to provide services to low-income, Medicaid and Minority patients. Finally, the analysis of oral health parameters revealed that Minority patients were more likely to have significantly elevated markers for oral disease than non-Minority patients. These data may be among the first to elucidate the oral health problems facing this patient population and may provide more in depth prevention and treatment options for patients that face barriers to heath information and social access.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/908.jpg)
| [1] | Brandon J. Streiff, Department of Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. |
| [2] | Karl Kingsley, Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas – School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. |
Orthodontic treatment in the United States has become commonplace, with the prevalence approaching one fifth of adolescents and teenagers. Ethnic minorities are significantly less likely to have orthodontic treatment, however these trends are starting to improve in recent years. Although much is known about adolescent oral and dental health during orthodontic treatment, much less is known about adult oral and dental health among the growing population of young minority adults seeking orthodontic treatment. Therefore, this study sought to analyze the demographic composition of the patient population within a recently opened public dental school-based Orthodontic program to determine if minority and low-income residents are being served and to evaluate some general parameters of oral health. Using Medicaid, Census and aggregate patient data, these analyses revealed that UNLV-SDM currently serves a large percentage of Medicaid and CHIP patients (>62%), much higher than in the local community (~37%). Moreover, minority patients in the Main (~59%), Orthodontic (~65%) and Pediatric (~82%) clinics are also much higher than the local population (~48%). These analyses strongly suggest that UNLV-SDM is currently meeting the mandate to provide services to low-income, Medicaid and Minority patients. Finally, the analysis of oral health parameters revealed that Minority patients were more likely to have significantly elevated markers for oral disease than non-Minority patients. These data may be among the first to elucidate the oral health problems facing this patient population and may provide more in depth prevention and treatment options for patients that face barriers to heath information and social access.
Keywords
Dental, Orthodontics, Underserved and Minority Patients
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