Attitudes toward National Health Insurance: Dentists, Dental Students, and Dental Hygiene Students

Authors

Richard A. Abrams, Marquette University
Mary Vogt Petterson, Marquette University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

3 p.

Publication Date

6-1980

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Source ISSN

0301-5661

Abstract

The attitudes toward National Health Insurance held by 126 second year dental students and 108 second year dental hygiene students enrolled in the state of Wisconsin, U.S.A., were measured and compared with the attitudes held by practicing dentists in the U.S.A. Although some similarities were noted, marked differences were revealed, with students, generally, preferring broader coverage and more government involvement than practicing dentists. There is virtually no published data in this area, and more research is needed, as the success or failure of any National Health Insurance plan depends critically on the altitudes of both health care providers and those studying to become health care providers.

Comments

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Vol. 8, No. 3 (June 1980): 132-134. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Abrams, Richard A. and Petterson, Mary Vogt, "Attitudes toward National Health Insurance: Dentists, Dental Students, and Dental Hygiene Students" (1980). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 112.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/112