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DENTAL SERVICE IN THE USA
The demand for dental services is significantly responsible to changes in dental fees – the higher fees, the lower the demand. Other factors that influence the level of demand include income, family size, education level, health history, ethnicity and age of the patient.
All Americans should be able to receive the dental care they need regardless of their financial , geographic or health status.
Due to changing disease patterns the dental sector is going through a transition from a service mix that has been predominately therapeutic to a service mix that will be mostly preventive.
Yes, it does.The American Dental Association gives to public the access to dental care without artificial barriers and controls a coordination between the dental profession and the financing institutions.
Most dentists provide free or discounted care to people who otherwise could not afford it, but charity is not enough.
The guiding vision of the future of dentistry is that every individual who needs oral health care will access that care from oral health care providers who are educated and skilled in the current best practices using the latest and most appropriate technology.
The main problem for the dental profession is that all Americans should be able to receive the dental care they need , regardless of their financial, geographic, or health status.
One of the reasons for these geographic imbalances is the rapid shifts that are occurring in the USA population.
1.What factors influence the demands for Dental Service?
2. What are the main concerns of many dentists in the USA?
3. How is dental care provided in the USA?
4. Do all Americans have an equal access to dental care?
5. Is dental care is free or charge in the USA?
6. What is the guiding vision of the future of dentistry in the USA?
7. What are the main problems of Dental Service in the USA?
8 What is the role of geographic imbalance in the dental workforce?.
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