Table 2.

Wisconsin Medicaid Claims for Fluoride Varnish Treatment

	Rates of Fluoride Varnish Treatment
	2002–2003	2004–2006	Rate Ratio
Characteristic	Prepolicy Rate*	Postpolicy Rate*	(95% CI)
Overall†	0.14 (0.003)	0.66 (0.006)	4.69 (4.50, 4.90)
Dental providers	0.12 (0.003)	0.41 (0.004)	3.45 (3.28, 3.62)
Medical providers	0	0.17 (0.003)	NA
Race/ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.07 (0.012)	0.59 (0.027)	7.98 (5.87, 10.87)
African American	0.27 (0.009)	0.47 (0.010)	1.73 (1.63, 1.86)
Hispanic/Latino	0.20 (0.009)	1.12 (0.018)	5.65 (5.20, 6.14)
Multiracial	0.08 (0.017)	0.50 (0.033)	6.49 (4.24, 9.93)
Native American	0.07 (0.018)	1.73 (0.071)	24.75 (15.13, 40.50)
Unknown	0.11 (0.006)	0.48 (0.043)	4.42 (3.76, 5.20)
White	0.07 (0.003)	0.59 (0.008)	8.48 (7.73, 9.31)
Age (years)
1–<2	0.02 (0.002)	0.47 (0.009)	26.33 (21.35, 32.48)
2–<3	0.10 (0.004)	0.46 (0.008)	4.62 (4.22, 5.06)
3–<4	0.21 (0.007)	0.72 (0.011)	3.38 (3.17, 3.60)
4–<5	0.25 (0.007)	0.91 (0.012)	3.69 (3.47, 3.93)
5–<6	0.12 (0.003)	0.36 (0.014)	3.10 (2.90, 3.32)
Gender
Female	0.14 (0.004)	0.66 (0.008)	4.76 (4.48, 5.05)
Male	0.14 (0.003)	0.65 (0.016)	4.62 (4.35, 4.91)

^*Rates are per 100 person-years of Medicaid enrollment.

^†Includes providers of unknown type.