The dental use by pediatric patients in the National Health Insurance of Taiwan in 2020

Profile of dental use for diseases of pulp and periapical tissues under the National Health Insurance system in Taiwan in 2020

“…Our previous studies also confirmed that dental caries, periodontal diseases, and diseases of pulp and periapical tissues are the three main diseases of the oral cavity in Taiwan. 5 , 6 …”

Nonsyndromic supernumerary teeth in patients in National Taiwan University Children's hospital

“…The insurance coverage rate is as high as 99.9% so far. 8 , 9 In 2006, the dental benefit increased the initial consultation fee for the panoramic radiography, making panoramic radiography a routine examination item that dental patients can obtain in any hospital or dental clinic. In 2020, the dental use rate of NHI in Taiwan's population is as high as 46.98%, which means that approximately 46.98% of Taiwan's population may have the opportunity to receive the panoramic radiographic examination.…”

“…Furthermore, the children in the 5-9-year age group had the highest dental use rate (80.30%), which indicates that proportionally more children have received the panoramic radiographic examination. 9 Therefore, we had the opportunity to use panoramic radiographs as the study samples for dental epidemiological investigations of the supernumerary teeth.…”

“… 5 Fortunately, the National Health Insurance (NHI) was implemented in Taiwan in 1995, and the penetration rate has reached 99.9% of the entire population in 2014. 8 , 9 In addition, panoramic radiography is a regular payment item for dental visits of NHI system. A literature review reveals limited data for supernumerary teeth in Taiwanese children.…”

Correlation between the beverage serving activities and the dental use of health care resources of National Health Insurance for common oral diseases

“…This is because there may be some patients with low oral health awareness, low socioeconomic status or other disadvantaged status who do not seek for dental health care. 9 , 10 The possible factors and effects of this phenomenon still need further studies.…”