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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Provincial administrative claims data was obtained from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). All fee-for-service physicians who billed at least 1 OHIP claim from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 under their clinic group codes were included.

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Cessation of Public Water Fluoridation Would Increase Tooth Decay

Physician's Weekly

Compared to those with private dental insurance, increased tooth decay would disproportionately affect publicly insured and uninsured children. The researchers found that dental caries prevalence and total number of decayed teeth were estimated to increase by 7.5 percentage points and by 25.4 million QALYs at a cost of $9.8