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Financing of dental services in Turkey: opinions and expectations of dentists, residents, and patients
- Source :
- Journal of public health dentistry. 64(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Objectives: This study investigates the attitudes of dentists, residents, and patients on the financing of dental services in Turkey. Methods: In this descriptive study, randomly selected groups of 860 dentists, 641 patients, and 866 residents from 9 provinces of Turkey were interviewed. Their agreement on various statements on financing issues of dental services were recorded and analyzed. Results: Eighty-two percent of the dentists, 83.8 percent of the patients, and 76.4 percent of the residents agreed that “governments should finance all dental services.” The majority of the dentists (83.6%), patients (74.7%), and residents (84.4%) stated that patients should pay a copayment for their dental treatment. Conclusion: Survey results indicate that the current financing system of dental services in Turkey is not satisfactory either for the providers or for the users.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Financing, Government
Financing, Personal
Insurance, Dental
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Turkey
Attitude of Health Personnel
Dentists
Survey result
Dental insurance
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Sex Factors
Nursing
Medicine
Humans
General Dentistry
Dental Health Services
Finance
Copayment
Chi-Square Distribution
business.industry
Financing, Organized
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Age Factors
Financing system
Middle Aged
Dental care
stomatognathic diseases
Family medicine
Public Opinion
Educational Status
Female
Descriptive research
business
Attitude to Health
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00224006
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of public health dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2f0d7192b6b4fd0e12bb41697963ed82