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Non-Traumatic Oral Health Emergency Department Visit Rate

County: Portage
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator shows the crude rate of emergency department visits per 10,000 population due to a dental diagnosis that was considered non-traumatic and preventable.

Why is this important?

Many emergency department visits in the United States are caused by non-urgent or preventable medical conditions, adding strain to crowded emergency rooms and contributing to the rise of health care costs. Dental related visits are a growing contributor to unnecessary emergency room visits. Research has shown that these costs may be lowered by diverting such visits to dental offices where patients may receive continuous and longer-termed care. Saved costs may be used to fund Medicaid premiums and dental offices where cost effective preventative care may be administered.
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County: Portage

26.6
ED visits/ 10,000 population
Source: Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: November 2023
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Compared to WI Counties, Portage has a value of 26.6 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 34.2 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 45.6.
WI Counties
Compared to the WI Value (36.2), Portage has a value of 26.6 which is lower and better.
WI Value
(36.2)
Compared to the prior value, Portage (26.6) is less and better than the previously measured value (26.7).
Prior Value
(26.7)
Over time, the Portage value is increasing, not significantly.
Trend
Technical note: Source revises the values every year, consult the source for the most recent values.

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