[Supplementary insurance: yes or no? An investigation into the motives of patients]

Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 1997 May;104(5):178-81.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Of the group of dentate adults taking part in the Public Health insurance scheme, 78% has opted for a supplementary insurance for dental care after the dental health care reform on January 1, 1995. For edentulous people this figure is 33%. Both for people who choose for a supplementary insurance and for those who did not, financial motives were most important. For the dentates visiting a dentist regularly, the time period between two check-ups has grown from 6.0 months to 6.9 months. The extent to which check-ups are postponed is not different for people with or without a supplementary insurance for dental care.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Delivery of Health Care / economics
  • Economics, Dental
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Dental / economics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motivation*
  • Netherlands
  • Public Health Dentistry / economics*
  • Socioeconomic Factors