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NDHI<br />
NAT IONAL DIALOGUE FOR<br />
Healthcare Innovation<br />
• Reduced the incidence of urgent pediatric dental needs<br />
in Rusk County, the location of the first Marshfield<br />
dental center, from 4% to 0% of surveyed students<br />
• Regionalized dental care services in rural counties<br />
• Hosted trainings for nursing staff and students from<br />
other dental schools, to improve care outcomes<br />
and grow Marshfield’s dental network, especially<br />
in rural areas<br />
• Improved patient outcomes through medical-dental<br />
integration, as evidenced by individual patient cases<br />
The potential cost impact of coordinated dental care<br />
on healthcare costs is hard to overstate. A two year<br />
study of 144,000 insured patients by Aetna found that<br />
earlier periodontal treatment reduced overall medical<br />
care costs by 9% for diabetics, 16% for patients with<br />
coronary artery disease, and 11% in patients with<br />
cerebral vascular disease. As diabetes accounts for<br />
$116 billion annually in direct medical costs, a 9% cost<br />
reduction would result in $10.4 billion savings annually.<br />
Path Forward<br />
• Two additional dental centers are planned<br />
• When the Dental Initiative is fully complete, it will<br />
provide care for between 100,000-120,000 residents<br />
throughout Wisconsin<br />
Marshfield Dental Initiative<br />
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