Legler D W, Hughes M L, Bradley E L
Am J Public Health. 1979 Oct;69(10):1017-20. doi: 10.2105/ajph.69.10.1017.
Utilization of prepaid dental health care was studied, involving health professional students in an open panel program at the University of Alabama Medical Center. Major barriers to treatment were eliminated and optimal conditions for utilization established. Annual utilization ranged from 44-61 per cent during the period extending from 1969-70 to 1975-76. The majority of enrollees treated sought care from the Student Dental Health Plan (SDHP) clinic, rather than from private practitioners. Thirteen per cent of recent graduates presented for treatment at least once each year during their tenure as students, 57 per cent sought care in more than one year, and 24 per cent did not seek care at all. It was concluded that factors other than cost, accessibility, and educational level operate to prevent total utilization of prepaid dental health care in a young adult age group.
对预付费牙科保健的利用情况进行了研究，研究对象是阿拉巴马大学医学中心一个公开小组项目中的健康专业学生。消除了治疗的主要障碍，并建立了最佳利用条件。在1969 - 1970年至1975 - 1976年期间，年利用率在44%至61%之间。大多数接受治疗的登记学生是在学生牙科保健计划（SDHP）诊所就诊，而不是去私人执业医生那里。13%的近期毕业生在学生期间每年至少就诊一次，57%的人在一年以上时间里寻求治疗，24%的人根本没有寻求治疗。得出的结论是，除了成本、可及性和教育水平之外，还有其他因素影响着年轻成年人群体对预付费牙科保健的充分利用。
