Other
Sydney Shapiro, DDS, MPH
Resident
NewYork-Presbyterian Kids/Columbia
NewYork-Presbyterian Kids/Columbia
New York, New York, United States
Christina Youngerman, DDS, MPH
College of Dental Medicine (Columbia University)
Chelsea Fosse, DMD, MPH
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Kamyar Nasseh, PhD
American Dental Association Health Policy Institute
Christie Lumsden, PhD, MS, RD, CDN
College of Dental Medicine (Columbia University)
Marko Vujicic, PhD
American Dental Association Health Policy Institute
Richard Yoon, DDS
College of Dental Medicine (Columbia University)
Richard Yoon, DDS
College of Dental Medicine (Columbia University)
Purpose: Provider participation in Medicaid continues to be an issue in the US impacting dental care and access for children. The aims of this study are to assess trends of Medicaid participation among pediatric dentists in their early career to: (1) determine the rate of Medicaid participation in early career pediatric dentists during their first, third, and fifth year as ABPD diplomates; and (2) analyze national trends in provider participation during the first five years of ABPD diplomate status.
Methods: Medicaid participation by American Board of Pediatric Dentistry diplomates from the 2014 (fifth year in practice diplomates), 2016 (third year in practice diplomates), and 2018 (first year in practice diplomates) cohorts will be evaluated using National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers and the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) 2019 dataset maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The following data will be extracted and descriptively analyzed: percentage of diplomates not enrolled in Medicaid, enrolled but not actively treating patients, enrolled and treating 1-9 patients, enrolled and treating 10-99 patients, enrolled and treating 100+ patients.
Results: Results are pending complete data collection and analysis.
Conclusion: Pending results from this study can be used to identify trends in Medicaid participation among pediatric dentists, which will inform the profession and policy makers to promote access to care for children covered by Medicaid.