Using dental care resources optimally

Prasad, Banuru Muralidhara; Varatharajan, D

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“…While they access care the fee-for-service depends upon multiple factors which include: size of clinic, level of education of doctor (graduate or post-graduate), prevailing local market rates, local market competition and quality of services provided. [ 13 ] One also needs to understand that there is no standardised pricing policy and each individual is charged at different prices for the same services differently by providers. It is therefore we see the poor households spending more on accessing Oral healthcare services in private sector.…”

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National sample surveys show poor households face catastrophic expenditure for oral healthcare services in India

Prasad

Tripathy

Bera³

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: Globally people pay out-of-pocket (OOP) to access Oral healthcare services. In India, there is limited evidence on estimates of OOP expenditure. We undertook an analysis of national sample survey data on household health care expenditure to understand the expenditure pattern for Oral healthcare services and the catastrophic burden. Method: The expenditure reported for Oral healthcare services from two surveys: 71 st round and 75 th round, published by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) was extracted. Based on monthly household consumption expenditure three economic groups were made: poor, middle- and rich-income groups. The OOP expenditure pattern while accessing day-care services and hospitalization and in public and private sector and the catastrophic expenditure were analysed. Results: A total of 204 and 155 households from two national surveys reported to have accessed day-care Oral services respectively. The median OOP expenditure in public sector remained same at US $ 4 in both surveys. Over 35% of 78 households in 71 st round and 42% of 167 in 75 th round used public sector hospitalization services. The median expenditure of hospitalization doubled from US$ 58 (IQR 21–263) in 71 st round to US $ 125 (IQR 45-363) in 75 th round. Households from poor income groups spent seven times more for Oral healthcare services during the recent survey and faced catastrophic expenditure. Conclusion: The OOP expenditure for Oral healthcare has significant catastrophic household expenditure among the poor. There is a need to increase investment in public sector and insurance to protect poor against hospitalization expenditure in private sector.

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National sample surveys show poor households face catastrophic expenditure for oral healthcare services in India

Prasad

Tripathy

Bera³

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Process Mapping in a Dental Clinic

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Kawamoto

Nery

et al. 2019

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This research aims to map the processes existing in a dental clinic. For such, field research procedures were adopted, which were performed at a union dental clinic located in São Paulo-SP city. The data collect was made through non-participant observation and focused (semi-structured) interview. The processes of the clinic were modeled with the aid of MS-Visio Professional 2013 software, in order to clarify the usefulness and participation of each component of the process. The flowcharts built in the research were validated with the technical coordinator of the clinic, who corrected their inconsistencies with the reality in the clinic. After that, the flowcharts were validated with an expert in management. The results make possible to understand the usefulness of each process and identify both the hierarchy of the processes and the key processes; and provide a basis for decision-making. Considering the business model of the clinic, the analysis of the results pointed out an opportunity of increasing the number of patients seen at the clinic. Process mapping provides a better understanding of the routines of the clinic as well as of their steps, and it may help managers to determine their processes and focus on them. So, it understands here that process management is applicable in dental clinics starting from process mapping.

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Using dental care resources optimally

Abstract: The article advocates that resources are used optimally as a way to achieve value for money and to achieve break-even points thereby providing quality care in a competitive market. Factors that influence dental practitioner behaviour are evaluated.

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National sample surveys show poor households face catastrophic expenditure for oral healthcare services in India

National sample surveys show poor households face catastrophic expenditure for oral healthcare services in India

Process Mapping in a Dental Clinic

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