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Table 5.

Episode Risk Group™ (ERG) scores for members with specified conditions grouped bu utilization of dental services ^a,c

		Diabetes	Coronary Artery Disease	Cerebrovascular Disease
Periodontitis Codes		3.39	4.68	6.23
Gingivitis Codes		4.23	5.41	6.96
Dental Maintenance Services (DMS)^b		4.18	5.51	7.06
Other Dental Services^b		5.41	6.67	8.29
No Dental Services^b		4.79	6.49	8.26

P-values for Periodontitis Codes	Periodontitis Codes vs. DMS	< .001	< .001	< .001
	Periodontitis Codes vs. Other Dental Services	< .001	< .001	< .001
	Periodontitis Codes vs. No Dental Services	< .001	< .001	< .001
P-values for Gingivitis Codes	Gingivitis Codes vs. DMS	0.580	0.170	0.560
	Gingivitis Codes vs. Other Dental Services	< .001	< .001	< .001
	Gingivitis Codes vs. No Dental Services	< .001	< .001	< .001
P-values for Periodontitis Codes vs. Gingivitis Codes	Periodontitis Codes vs. Gingivitis Codes	< .001	< .001	0.002

^aData are cumulative for two-year period (2001 and 2002)

^bEnrollees in the dental maintenance services, other dental services, or no dental services received no periodontal services in 2001 and 2002.

^cRetrospective risk score