The influence of the COVID-19 public health emergency and dental coverage on the utilization of endodontic treatment in the United States

Lorel E. Burns, Carla Shoff, Natalia I. Chalmers · 2026

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ObjectivesThis study aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency on state-level dental service utilization, focusing on endodontic care; and to understand how benefit design and coverage influence healthcare disparities in oral health.MethodsThe data comes from the 2019–2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unredacted Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS).

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CREATORLorel E. Burns, Carla Shoff, Natalia I. Chalmers
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE33 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13126557

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