Lisa Simon

Physician, dentist, and researcher @BrighamWomens and @Harvardmed

[JAMA Health Forum @JAMAHealthForum]

Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care. https://t.co/XNu8lPjaTo @lisathedoc

[JAMA Health Forum @JAMAHealthForum]

Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care.

https://t.co/LF4BtS0yDX @lisathedoc

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

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

[Brigham and Women’s Research @BrighamResearch]

In a new @JAMA_current study, researcher @lisathedoc and colleagues uncovered poor quality of dental coverage under #MedicareAdvantage.

Read more: https://t.co/u0q1adjCYk https://t.co/5lzolcIhk7

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

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

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

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 @santafegroup

[Brigham and Women’s Research @BrighamResearch]

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 @lisathedoc @ChristopherLCai

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

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 @lisathedoc @ChristopherLCai

[The Curbsiders @thecurbsiders]

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

[Brigham and Women’s Research @BrighamResearch]

A recent study from BWH investigators explores how adult #oralhealth changes after people become eligible for Medicare. @lisathedoc

Study: https://t.co/pr8wK4AlL9

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

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". https://t.co/0LbJpghSBW

[AMA Code of Medical Ethics @AMAEthicsCode]

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: https://t.co/0rEfhT0HGh

[AMA Code of Medical Ethics @AMAEthicsCode]

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: https://t.co/d9vpqssZEc

[NEJM @NEJM]

Traditional Medicare still lacks dental coverage. The federal government is now closer than ever to enacting a Medicare dental benefit. https://t.co/kaBP4Mt33O

[Lisa Simon @lisathedoc]

Register for our webinar on June 4!

[ADA Health Policy Institute @ADAHPI]

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

[JAMA Health Forum @JAMAHealthForum]

#COVID19 has shuttered dental offices nationwide. Its impact could change how and where Americans access dental care - and whether they can afford it. @lisathedoc https://t.co/eVwdw8zo2Q

[Lisa Simon @lisathedoc]

#TheHealthCareConsumersManifesto from @gordondeb is out today on @Amazon - so pleased oral health has its own chapter!

[Lisa Simon @lisathedoc]

Our pilot of a dental hygienist in the hospital, now published in @AAPHDorg !

[AAPHD @AAPHDorg]

Feasibility of integrating a dental hygienist into an inpatient medical team for patients with diabetes mellitus - Journal of Public Health Dentistry https://t.co/eeYwtsfrkl

[ADA Health Policy Institute @ADAHPI]

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

[Alexandra Petri @petridishes]

on the bright side i feel like 2018 went much faster than 2017