Biomedical subjects

F E Aurbach

Publications and source records attributed to F E Aurbach.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2001

The full cost of dental insurance: who's really minding the store?

A private practitioner describes the evolution of control of practice by insurance companies. The effects of assignment of benefits have been to limit patients' demand for care to what will be covered by insurance, postponement of needed care, damaging the relationship between patients and dentists, and erosion of patients' sense of responsibility for their own oral health. Current trends toward electronic filing of insurance claims are seen as an acceleration of these practices. Educating patients regarding their role in their own care is proposed as a needed response.

American Dental Association↗

PubMed1999

Evidence-based dentistry: a practitioner's perspective.

Basing practice decisions on evidence is neither contestable nor new. There are some concerns, however, that must be addressed. First, all published "evidence" is not of equal quality. Second, the practical experience of dentists must be recognized as constituting evidence. Additionally, third parties should not be allowed to use evidence if that use interferes with practitioners' judgment. Fourth, the call for more evidence may place a burden on dental schools already struggling to keep up with their demands of teaching basic dental skills. The Dental Practice Parameters developed by the ADA may provide a more realistic alternative because they preserve practitioner discretion.

Evidence-Based Medicine↗