A Scoping Review to Improve Universal Health Coverage for Pediatric Dental Services Policies
Abstract
Background: Poor oral and dental health significantly affects public health, impacting over half the world’s population. Dental caries can undermine children’s academic success and career prospects. Social inequities result in unequal access to oral healthcare, particularly among populations with lower socioeconomic status (SES). National policies that improve access to oral health can reduce these disparities.
Objectives: This study aims to compile policies implemented by various countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) for pediatric dental services.
Methods: This scoping review was conducted according to Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and is reported using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. A systematic search was conducted on databases including Scopus, PubMed, Magiran, SID, Irandoc, Google Scholar, the WHO website, and the databases of Iran’s Ministry of Health. The search aimed to identify literature discussing governmental steps taken to achieve UHC for pediatric dental health, published between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2022. The results were charted and presented in a table.
Results: This review included 22 studies. Six themes were identified based on the roles played by key players in this field, including schools, government policy and support, community-oriented preventive plans, insurance support, parents’ awareness, and inequality in accessing dental services.
Conclusions: A comprehensive policy that reduces barriers to access, increases utilization, and engages all stakeholders—including parents, schools, and community centers—can effectively achieve UHC for pediatric dental health.
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13. Arksey H, O’Malley L. Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. Int J Soc Res Method. 2005;8(1):19-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364557032000119616.
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15. Discepolo K, Kaplan AS. The patient protection and affordable care act: effects on dental care. N Y State Dent J. 2011;77(5):34-8. [PubMed ID:22029113].
16. Verlinden DA, Reijneveld SA, Lanting CI, van Wouwe JP, Schuller AA. Socio-economic inequality in oral health in childhood to young adulthood, despite full dental coverage. Eur J Oral Sci. 2019;127(3):248-53. [PubMed ID:30791128]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC6593773]. https://doi.org/10.1111/eos.12609.
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18. Gross-Panico ML, Freeman WK, 3rd. Identifying barriers to receiving preventive dental services: expanding access to preventive dental hygiene services through affiliated practice. J Dent Hyg. 2012;86(4):306-14. [PubMed ID:24024273].
19. Kenney GM, Marton J, Klein AE, Pelletier JE, Talbert J. The effects of Medicaid and CHIP policy changes on receipt of preventive care among children. Health Serv Res. 2011;46(1 Pt 2):298-318. [PubMed ID:21054374]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC3037784]. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01199.x.
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22. Orynich CA, Casamassimo PS, Seale NS, Litch CS, Reggiardo P. The Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Exchanges: Advocacy Efforts for Children’s Oral Health. Pediatr Dent. 2015;37(1):17-22. [PubMed ID:25685968].
23. Chalmers NI, Compton RD. Children’s Access to Dental Care Affected by Reimbursement Rates, Dentist Density, and Dentist Participation in Medicaid. Am J Public Health. 2017;107(10):1612-4. [PubMed ID:28817336]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC5607675]. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303962.
24. Nasseh K, Vujicic M. The Impact of Medicaid Reform on Children’s Dental Care Utilization in Connecticut, Maryland, and Texas. Health Serv Res. 2015;50(4):1236-49. [PubMed ID:25483733]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC4545356]. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12265.
25. Beazoglou T, Douglass J, Myne-Joslin V, Baker P, Bailit H. Impact of fee increases on dental utilization rates for children living in Connecticut and enrolled in Medicaid. J Am Dent Assoc. 2015;146(1):52-60. [PubMed ID:25569499]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2014.11.001.
26. Romaire MA, Bell JF, Grossman DC. Health care use and expenditures associated with access to the medical home for children and youth. Med Care. 2012;50(3):262-9. [PubMed ID:22228246]. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e318244d345.
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28. Yu ZJ, Elyasi M, Amin M. Associations among dental insurance, dental visits, and unmet needs of US children. J Am Dent Assoc. 2017;148(2):92-9. [PubMed ID:28129806]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2016.11.013.
29. Schwendicke F, Dorfer CE, Schlattmann P, Foster Page L, Thomson WM, Paris S. Socioeconomic inequality and caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Dent Res. 2015;94(1):10-8. [PubMed ID:25394849]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034514557546.
30. Palencia L, Espelt A, Cornejo-Ovalle M, Borrell C. Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of dental care services in Europe: what is the role of public coverage? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2014;42(2):97-105. [PubMed ID:23786417]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC3864569]. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12056.
31. Nash DA, Mathu-Muju KR, Friedman JW. Ensuring Access to Oral
Health Care for Children: School-Based Care by Dental Therapists - A Commentary. J Sch Health. 2015;85(10):659-62. [PubMed ID:26331747]. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12297.
32. Kranz AM, Dick AW. Low rates of pediatric dental coverage for families purchasing marketplace insurance plans. J Public Health Dent. 2019;79(4):275-8. [PubMed ID:31407343]. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12332.
33. Shin BM, Jung SH, Kim MH, Ryu JI. Did the extended coverage policy contribute to alleviating socioeconomic inequality in untreated dental caries of both children and adolescents in South Korea? BMC Oral Health. 2020;20(1):124. [PubMed ID:32321493]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC7178997]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01112-8.
34. Qiao N, Carroll AE, Bell TM. Factors affecting the Affordable Care Act Marketplace stand-alone pediatric dental plan premiums. J Public Health Dent. 2018;78(4):360-4. [PubMed ID:30238457]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC6309299]. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12287.
35. Natapov L, Sasson A, Zusman SP. Does dental health of 6-year-oldsreflect the reform of the Israeli dental care system? Isr J Health Policy Res. 2016;5:26. [PubMed ID:27708769]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC5050852]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-016-0086-3.
36. Carpino R, Walker MP, Liu Y, Simmer-Beck M. Assessing the Effectiveness of a School-Based Dental Clinic on the Oral Health of Children Who Lack Access to Dental Care. J Sch Nurs. 2017;33(3):181-8. [PubMed ID:27698209]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840516671784.
37. Fine JI, Isman RE, Grant CB. A comprehensive school-based/linked dental program: an essential piece of the California access to care puzzle. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2012;40(3):229-37. [PubMed ID:22655421].
38. Decker SL. Medicaid Payment Levels to Dentists and Access to Dental Care Among Children and Adolescents. Jama. 2011;306(2). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.956.
39. Buchmueller TC, Orzol S, Shore-Sheppard LD. The Effect of Medicaid Payment Rates on Access to Dental Care among Children. Am J Health Econ. 2015;1(2):194-223. https://doi.org/10.1162/AJHE_a_00012.
40. Kyoon-Achan G, Schroth RJ, DeMare D, Sturym M, Edwards JM, Sanguins J, et al. First Nations and Metis peoples’ access and equity challenges with early childhood oral health: a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health. 2021;20(1):134 [PubMed ID:34098968]. [PubMed Central ID:PMC8183050]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01476-5.
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Pouraghasi L, Olyaeemanesh A, Jafari M. A Scoping Review to Improve Universal Health Coverage for Pediatric Dental Services Policies. Health Tech Ass Act. 2024;8(2).
