AUTHOR DETAILS

James J. Crall, DDS, ScD

Dr. Crall received DDS and MS degrees and a certificate in pediatric dentistry from the University of Iowa, and is a board-certified pediatric dentist. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Dental Research Scholar, obtained masters and doctoral degrees in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health, and was the first Dental Scholar-in-Residence at the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality.

Dr. Crall has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications, chapters, commissioned works and policy briefs, and has been principal investigator for grants and contracts awarded by governmental agencies and private foundations. He served as Director of the HRSA/MCHB National Oral Health Policy Center and as Program Director for several large projects focusing on expanding access to oral health care for underserved children, including the AAPD-Head Start National Dental Home Initiative, UCLA-First 5 LA 21st Century Dental Homes Project, and the UCLA Medi-Cal 2020 Dental Transformation Initiative.

Dr. Crall joined UCLA as Professor & Chair of Pediatric Dentistry in 2004, and became Chair of the Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry in 2011 and Professor Emeritus in 2022. He previously held faculty appointments at Columbia University, University of Connecticut, and University of Iowa.

Value Considerations in Oral Health Care (2nd Edition)
Credits: 1.0
AGD Code(s): 550
Non-Participating Provider Fee: $12.00

Value considerations are taking on growing importance in efforts to reform and improve the U.S. health care system, including oral health care. As a result, there is increasing interest in understanding the concept of value as it relates to dental care and its application to clinical practice and third-party benefits. This Quality Resource Guide (QRG) provides a foundation and overview of current major initiatives being pursued to advance increased value in health care, including oral health care. The dynamic and profound changes that are occurring throughout the U.S. health care system are discussed, “value” as it pertains to healthcare is defined, current understanding of consumer’s perspectives of value in their healthcare is considered and current efforts to increase value in healthcare are discussed in detail. The potential implications of current directions to dental practice and health care payment plans are explored. The QRG will serve as an important resource for members of the dental team as they consider the foundation of value decisions in health care and their potential impact on care delivery for their patients in the future.