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- Title
Initial Dental Needs and a Projection of Needed Dental Capacity in the Iowa Department of Corrections.
- Authors
Ringgenberg, Wendy J.
- Abstract
The dental health data for the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) inmate population were analyzed to better understand dental health issues experienced by inmates and IDOC’s system for responding to those dental needs. Each inmate is given a dental health assessment upon admission to Iowa’s prison system. These data were analyzed for frequency of dental health needs and frequency of dental health services. In addition, emergency dental health services were analyzed. The findings show that each inmate has approximately 7.6 dental codes, including the initial exam, dental services provided, and dental needs not yet addressed. When reviewing only dental needs (and not the initial exam), 32% (5,110) identified dental needs were completed and 66% (10,572) were not.
- Subjects
IOWA; DENTAL care; MEDICAL care of institutionalized persons; SERVICES for prisoners; IOWA. Dept. of Corrections; NURSING assessment; PRISON system; AMERICAN Dental Association; PRISON population
- Publication
Journal of Correctional Health Care, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 2, p150
- ISSN
1078-3458
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1078345810396462