Avery, Kevin T., James E. Moore, and Betty L. Berry. "On-Center vs Off-Center Dental Care for Job Corps Members: Cost and Utilization." American Journal of Public Health 70.12 (1980): 1294-1296. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Feb. 2011.
This article discusses the focus Job Corps had with finding their employees and students dental care. Job Corps was aiming to have their dental care be through one of their programs but found it to be more expensive then going through a different dental company. They liked the fact that if they had their dental care on site it would be more convenient than having it off site. The company ended up opening up two clinics through the Job Corps Health Program Guide to test out their dental care and health services. In the end the program was a success due to the fact that, “ transportation difficulties are eliminated, waiting time is reduced, record keeping is facilitated, and communication between the dentist and those responsible for the administration of the program is more efficient”.
I enjoyed reading this article because you could tell the authors understood what he was talking about. They provided plenty of statistics and tables to go with their research. I also liked that Job Corps was trying to save money while providing their employees and students with the best care they could get.
In this economy good health care is hard to find and the fact that a company is concerned about making sure they have their employees and students cared for was quite impressing. More companies need to take this same approach and make sure that their staff is cared for.
Some questions I would ask would be, “Is this care center open to everyone or just the employees and students of Job Corps?” and “If it is available to others do they have to pay more for the care?”
Hey Sam!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with this article and obviously you enjoyed it by the way you talked about it. The summary is awesome and you did a good job telling us what the article was about. My only piece of advice would be that you need to separate the part about the authors believability and your thoughts about the article. Your questions were great and I'm actually curious myself if the dental care is open to the public or is strictly for Job Corps students and staff.