Oral Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes

Steffany Chamut; Carla Shoff; Kristiana Yao; Lee A Fleisher; Natalia I Chalmers

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33367

Oral Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2333367. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33367.

Authors

Steffany Chamut^{1

2}, Carla Shoff², Kristiana Yao², Lee A Fleisher³, Natalia I Chalmers²

Affiliations

¹ Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Office of the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study investigates rates of dental problems among Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes and characteristics associated with these rates.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Medicare*
Nursing Homes
Oral Health*
United States