Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine how clinicians and patients negotiate clinical need and treatment decisions within a context of finite resources. Dental implant treatment is an effective treatment for missing teeth, but is only available via the NHS in some specific clinical circumstances. The majority of people who receive this treatment therefore pay privately, often at substantial cost to themselves. People are used to paying towards dental treatment costs. However, dental implant treatment is much more expensive than existing treatments – such as removable dentures. We know very little about how dentists make decisions about whether to offer such treatments, or what patients consider when deciding whether or not to pay for them.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | BMC Health Services Research |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- healthcare decision making
- dental treatment
- health economics
Cite this
}
Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making for dental implant treatment. / Exley, Catherine E.; Rousseau, Nikki S.; Steele, Jimmy; Finch, Tracy; Field, James; Donaldson, Cam; Thomason, J. Mark; May, Carl R.; Ellis, Janice S.
In: BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 9, No. 7, 01.01.2009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making for dental implant treatment
AU - Exley, Catherine E.
AU - Rousseau, Nikki S.
AU - Steele, Jimmy
AU - Finch, Tracy
AU - Field, James
AU - Donaldson, Cam
AU - Thomason, J. Mark
AU - May, Carl R.
AU - Ellis, Janice S.
N1 - <p>Originally published in: BMC Health Services Research (2009), 9 (7).</p>
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to examine how clinicians and patients negotiate clinical need and treatment decisions within a context of finite resources. Dental implant treatment is an effective treatment for missing teeth, but is only available via the NHS in some specific clinical circumstances. The majority of people who receive this treatment therefore pay privately, often at substantial cost to themselves. People are used to paying towards dental treatment costs. However, dental implant treatment is much more expensive than existing treatments – such as removable dentures. We know very little about how dentists make decisions about whether to offer such treatments, or what patients consider when deciding whether or not to pay for them.
AB - The aim of this study is to examine how clinicians and patients negotiate clinical need and treatment decisions within a context of finite resources. Dental implant treatment is an effective treatment for missing teeth, but is only available via the NHS in some specific clinical circumstances. The majority of people who receive this treatment therefore pay privately, often at substantial cost to themselves. People are used to paying towards dental treatment costs. However, dental implant treatment is much more expensive than existing treatments – such as removable dentures. We know very little about how dentists make decisions about whether to offer such treatments, or what patients consider when deciding whether or not to pay for them.
KW - healthcare decision making
KW - dental treatment
KW - health economics
U2 - 10.1186/1472-6963-9-7
DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-9-7
M3 - Article
VL - 9
JO - BMC Health Services Research
JF - BMC Health Services Research
SN - 1472-6963
IS - 7
ER -