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Oral Health Literacy Assessment: Development of an Oral Health Literacy Instrument for Spanish Speakers — Jan 1, 2013

The authors develop an oral health literacy instrument for Spanish-speaking adults, evaluate its psychometric properties, and determine its comparability to an English version.

Wealth Effect and Dental Care Utilization in the United States — Jan 1, 2012

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship of wealth and income and the relative impact of each on dental utilization in a population of older Americans, using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).

Dental Usage Under Changing Economic Conditions — Jan 1, 2012

The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between changes in household finances (wealth and income) and changes in dental utilization at the onset of the recent recession in a population of older Americans.

Development of the Two-Stage Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry — Oct 1, 2011

This manuscript describes the process for developing the PROMIS parent proxy-report item banks and the sample for establishing item calibrations.

Self-Reported Satisfaction of Enrollees in Capitated and Fee-for-Service Dental Benefit Plans — Jan 1, 2004

Impact of capitated, or CAP, and FFS dental benefit plans on the enrollees' satisfaction with their plans and their satisfaction with their dentists.

Self-Reported Oral Health of Enrollees in Capitated and Fee-for-Service Dental Benefit Plans — Jan 1, 2004

Impact of different dental plan types, dental markets, premiums, out-of-pocket costs and enrollee demographics on the enrollees' oral health status.

The Impact of HIV on Oral Health and Subsequent Use of Dental Services — Jan 1, 2003

Differences in health and access to dental services among a sample of patients with HIV using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.

Expert Panels and Evidence: The RAND Alternative — Oct 1, 2001

In this article the author will highlight the RAND Expert Panel.

Use of Dental Care by HIV-infected Medical Patients — Jan 1, 2000

The intent of the present study was to establish accurate population estimates of the use of dental services by patients under medical care.

Consistency Across Panels of Ratings of Appropriateness of Dental Care Treatment Procedures — Jan 1, 1998

This article reports on a study investigating the consistency across different consensus panels of ratings of appropriateness for dental procedures.

Measuring Oral Health Status: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges — Jan 1, 1994

The authors of this article on oral health status indices state that the scope of these measures needs to be expanded so that the indices have the same sort of breadth as general health indices.

Dental Insurance and the Oral Health of Preschool Children — Jan 1, 1986

Using data from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment, the effects of cost-sharing plans on the health of the primary teeth in 264 children aged 3 to 5 years were investigated.

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Ian D. Coulter

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Ian D. Coulter

Ian Coulter is a senior health policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, where he holds the Samueli Institute Chair in Policy for Integrative Medicine. He is a professor in the School of Dentistry, UCLA, in the Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry; a health consultant at RAND; and a…

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