J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent.
2022 Aug;49(3):285-299. 10.5933/JKAPD.2022.49.3.285.
The Demands and Awareness of Pediatric Dentists on the Korean National Health Insurance System
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- 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- KMID: 2533712
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2022.49.3.285
Abstract
- The aim of this study is to investigate the awareness and perception of pediatric dentists regarding dental health insurance (DHI) system in Korea. Online surveys were sent to the members of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (KAPD), and the responses were collected. The survey, consisting of 41 questions, was subdivided into ‘general background of the respondents’, ‘the awareness on national health insurance (NHI) and DHI’, ‘the awareness on DHI pertaining to pediatric dentistry’, ‘issues that need improvement on DHI pertaining to pediatric dentistry’, ‘DHI claims’, and ‘the roles of KAPD in DHI’. In total, 302 responded, with a response rate of 28.9%. Excluding 2 questionnaires with insufficient answers, a total of 300 survey results were analyzed. According to the analysis, pediatric dentists thought that the coverage of DHI was not as sufficient compared to that of NHI, but were expecting its scope to broaden in the future. The satisfaction rate was higher in pit and fissure sealant and composite resin filling than in caries-detecting quantitative light-induced fluorescence. Pediatric dentists considered permanent tooth composite resin filling (65.7%) needed an increase in insurance copayment, while topical fluoride application (74.7%) to require insurance coverage. DHI claims were generally handled by dental hygienists and/or nursing assistants. Approximately half of the respondents answered that they have had experiences on appealing for insurance denials. Lastly, pediatric dentists generally had a positive attitude towards providing information for the DHI. This study is expected to be used as a sound dataset for the DHI policy development concerning pediatric dentistry.
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