Background. In contrast to the limited dental beneﬁts available through traditional Medicare, most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer dental care services to eligible beneﬁciaries. MA Encounter data were made available to better understand the use of health services by MA beneﬁciaries. The authors’ objectives were to determine the degree to which dental care use data are available in the MA Encounter data source and understand the characteristics associated with dental care use in a sample of MA beneﬁciaries.

Authors. Darien J. Weatherspoon, DDS, MPH; Susan Hutﬂess, PhD; John F. Moeller, PhD; Richard J. Manski, DDS, MBA, PhD

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