Applying the Department of Health and Human Services Underserved Area Criteria to Army Dental Facilities.

摘要

At the request of the Chief, Army Dental Corps the Dental Studies Division of the Health Care Studies and Clinical Investigation Activity (HCSCIA) planned and executed a study to determine which DENTACs and standalone clinics are underserved with respect to family member dental treatment. To determine whether the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) underserved criteria could be applied to Army dental facilities, a systematic approach was followed. Phase I required all DENTACs to provide their best estimates of their population to civilian dentist ratio using 1974 dentist per county data and 1970 population data. Sixteen DEBTACs/clinics reported population to dentist ratios of at least 3,000 per civilian dentist. When 1990 census data and 1987 dentist per county data were applied to the Phase I results 12 DENTACs/clinics were underserved by DHHS criteria.... Active army, Dental care, Underserved area criteria.