TABLE 3—

Number and Rate of Medicaid Claims From Physicians’ Offices for Dental-Related Emergencies Before and After Policy Change, by Age, Race, and Sex: Maryland, 1991–1995

	Preperiod		Postperiod
Group	No. of Claims	Rate of Claims per Person-Year	No. of Claims	Rate of Claims Per Person-Year	Postperiod-to-Preperiod Rate Ratioa (95% CI)	P
Total	4043	.00994	3652	.00913	0.92 (0.88, 0.96)	.0002
Sex
Male	1459	.01285	1151	.01117	0.87 (0.80, 0.94)	.0004
Female	2584	.00881	2501	.00842	0.96 (0.91, 1.01)	.11
Race
White	1507	.00896	1511	.00902	1.01 (0.94, 1.08)	.85
Black	2336	.01061	1793	.00861	0.81 (0.76, 0.86)	<.0001
Other	200	.01075	348	.01437	1.34 (1.12, 1.59)	.0011
Age, y
21–44	3116	.01262	2790	.01163	0.92 (0.88, 0.97)	.0017
45–64	867	.01178	759	.01084	0.92 (0.83, 1.01)	.094
≥ 65	60	.00069	103	.00114	1.65 (1.20, 2.27)	.0021

Note. CI = confidence interval.

^aReference period is preperiod.