The ADEA released a report Feb. 6 examining U.S. dental schools’ provision of dental services and their engagement with government programs. The report also detailed how insurance coverage compared for patients of private practices versus dental schools.
Here is how insurance coverage for patients differed between private practices and dental schools:
Insurance coverage for private practice dental patients
Not insured: 27%
Public insurance: 9%
Private insurance: 65%
Insurance coverage for patients of responding dental schools
Not insured: 41%
Public insurance: 39%
Private insurance: 20%
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