Valuing the delivery of dental care: Heterogeneity in patients ’ preferences and willingness-to-pay for dental care attributes

Conclusions Large heterogeneity in patients’ preferences was detected. Understanding their preferences may improve the delivery of dental care. Clinical significance Dental care providers should pay particular attention to providing a detailed treatment explanation to their patients. Dental care for older and/or more educated patients should be more attentive to interpersonal characteristics. Faculty dental care provided by faculty members could be price competitive to private care, and student-provided care more affordable.
Source: Journal of Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research