Lisa Simon
@lisathedoc
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Physician, dentist, and researcher @BrighamWomens and @Harvardmed
Boston, MA
Joined June 2013
Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care. https://t.co/XNu8lPjaTo
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Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care. https://t.co/LF4BtS0yDX
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While most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer dental coverage, only a small fraction provide comprehensive dental benefits, resulting in low enrollment in such plans. https://t.co/bGYHjvf8hB
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In a new @JAMA_current study, researcher @lisathedoc and colleagues uncovered poor quality of dental coverage under #MedicareAdvantage. Read more: https://t.co/u0q1adjCYk
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Viewpoint from @lisathedoc, @ml_barnett and Zirui Son discusses the recent expansion of #Medicare to cover limited dental services for beneficiaries with specific medical conditions. https://t.co/e2bCC8yggl
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Viewpoint by @lisathedoc discusses how dentists could provide some primary health care services as part of an interdisciplinary team, easing the burden on clinicians. https://t.co/VksfUqDset
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New research from @BrighamWomens analyzes how often Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare beneficiaries use their dental benefits. The team found comparable low rates of dental utilization between the two programs + more! https://t.co/JYX8Q8UBOq
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People with Medicare Advantage or traditional Medicare both have low rates of dental use and higher rates of deferred care due to cost from 2010-2021. https://t.co/Mpakk1bsGh
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It’s that time!!! Brace yourself for these….😬🪥🦷 ‼️‼️‼️TOMORROW! #423 #Dental Pain, Caries, #Gingivitis, and #OralCare Tips & Tactics for Primary Care With Dr Lisa Simon #FOAMim, #FOAMed, #health, #hospitalist
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A recent study from BWH investigators explores how adult #oralhealth changes after people become eligible for Medicare. @lisathedoc Study:
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Traditional Medicare does not cover routine dental care, but little is known about transitions in dental outcomes upon reaching Medicare eligibility at age sixty-five. Using data from the 2010–19...
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In her new Forefront article, @lisathedoc from @harvardmed discusses how @CMSGov released final rules, which included a new guarantee to cover dental services, “when that service is integral to treating a beneficiary’s medical condition".
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The January 2022 issue of the #AMA Journal of Ethics – Inequity Along the Medical/Dental Divide – is live! Practical and ethical strategies for better aligning medical and dental goals of care are considered in this issue:
journalofethics.ama-assn.org
Dental and medical health systems in the United States have evolved as fully separate entities. This division exacerbates health inequity, since patients’ poor oral health affects their general...
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On this episode of #EthicsTalk, Dr @lisathedoc discusses her path from dentistry to medicine, and health journalist @mottomatic guides us through a history of oral health care in the United States:
journalofethics.ama-assn.org
On this episode of Ethics Talk, Dr Lisa Simon discusses her path from dentistry to medicine, and health journalist Mary Otto guides us through a history of oral health care in the United States.
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Traditional Medicare still lacks dental coverage. The federal government is now closer than ever to enacting a Medicare dental benefit. https://t.co/kaBP4Mt33O
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Register for our webinar on June 4!
Join us for a webinar presenting data on the economic impact of COVID-19 on public health setting dentists, followed by a dynamic panel discussion among thought leaders in health policy and other experts in public health. More details/Registration: https://t.co/E3UKTEMn9t
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#COVID19 has shuttered dental offices nationwide. Its impact could change how and where Americans access dental care - and whether they can afford it. @lisathedoc
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#TheHealthCareConsumersManifesto from @gordondeb is out today on @Amazon - so pleased oral health has its own chapter!
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Our pilot of a dental hygienist in the hospital, now published in @AAPHDorg !
Feasibility of integrating a dental hygienist into an inpatient medical team for patients with diabetes mellitus - Journal of Public Health Dentistry
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Read Marko Vujicic's Guest Editorial in JADA and let's start a conversation here! Our dental care system is stuck - And here is what to do about it https://t.co/2cBPvpbK0q
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on the bright side i feel like 2018 went much faster than 2017
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