Dec 17, 2021 – Latest profile from IBM – MarketScan® Dental Database

The IBM® MarketScan® Dental Database is a patient-level linked dental and medical insurance claims database that contains ~28.6 million covered lives. Established in 2005, this database is used for longitudinal and comparative analyses of diseases, treatment patterns, costs, duration of therapy, concomitant therapies, and other research purposes. 

Merative MarketScan® Dental Database (USA)

Database Contact Data

Luke Boulanger
Lead Offering Manager, MarketScan
Merative
Email: lboulang@merative.com

Alternate Contact

Email: marketscan.support@merative.com or fill out form at 
https://www.merative.com/contact

References of Studies Using/Describing Database

1. Tranby EP, Frantsve-Hawley J, Minter-Jordan M, Thommes J, Jacob M, Monopoli M, Okunev I, Boynes SG. A cross-sectional analysis of oral health care spending over the life span in commercial- and Medicaid-insured populations. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Nov 9:S0002-8177(21)00486-4. 

2. Chua KP, Hu HM, Waljee JF, Brummett CM, Nalliah RP. Opioid prescribing patterns by dental procedure among US publicly and privately insured patients, 2013 through 2018. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Apr;152(4):309-317.

3. Nasseh K, Fosse C, Vujicic M. Comparative analysis of dental procedure mix in public and private dental benefits programs. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Oct 1:S0002-8177(21)00482-7. 

4. Chua KP, Kenney BC, Waljee JF, Brummett CM, Nalliah RP. Dental Opioid Prescriptions and Overdose Risk in Patients and Their Families. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Aug;61(2):165-173.

5. Thornhill MH, Gibson TB, Durkin MJ, Dayer MJ, Lockhart PB, O'Gara PT, Baddour LM. Prescribing of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Nov;151(11):835-845.e31. 

6. Zhou J, Calip GS, Rowan S, McGregor JC, Perez RI, Evans CT, Gellad WF, Suda KJ. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Combination with Opioids among Older Dental Patients: A Retrospective Review of Insurance Claims Data. Pharmacotherapy. 2020 Oct;40(10):992-1001. 

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