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Environmental drift in health center dental practice management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19831007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Federally qualified health centers, FQHCs, face a number of challenges providing low-cost health services and meeting their primary mission of being available to all users regardless of their ability to pay. In effect, health centers must provide services that border on free to minimal revenue-generating potential. This is especially challenging for health centers providing dental services that are often more costly on a case-by-case visit encounter than primary care services..
Authors:
Bob Russell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the California Dental Association     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1043-2256     ISO Abbreviation:  J Calif Dent Assoc     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-16     Completed Date:  2009-12-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8905668     Medline TA:  J Calif Dent Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  333-7     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Budgets
California
Community Health Services / economics,  organization & administration*
Dental Clinics / economics,  organization & administration*
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Needs Assessment
Population Dynamics
Practice Management, Dental / organization & administration*
Resource Allocation
Social Change
United States

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