Premises to guide development of model
of dental care process
n Empirically supported causal models of
obtaining dental care are rare
n 1) Must reflect fundamental choices regarding use of
professional dental care
– asymptomatic individuals
– symptomatic individuals
n 2) For those who visit the DDS
– episode of care becomes the basic unit of analysis
 (a sequence of dental services in a period for health
maintenance)
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