Working knowledge of National Health Insurance in dental clinic: dental records and the receipt book

Jin,  Sang Bae

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 54(6); 2016 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2016;54(6):448-456.
Published online June 30, 2016.

치과건강보험의 시작과 끝: 진료기록부와 수납대장

진상배

메디덴트치과의원

Working knowledge of National Health Insurance in dental clinic: dental records and the receipt book

Sang Bae Jin

Medident Dental Clinic

Abstract

Dental care is becoming more available on the NHI(National Health Insurance) in Korea. Especially, complete denture, partial denture, dental scaling, and dental implant has been applied by NHI from 2012 to 2014. Although, the entire nation is not eligible for the benefit now, the more dental coverage of NHI is extended, the more regulaition is tightened. Essential documents for proof of correctness of dental treatment covered by NHI are dental records and the receipt book. Summary of regal regulation about them is as follows 1. Chief complaints of patients, diagnosis, progress, and act of treatment, drugs and materials of treatment, doctor's sign, date and hour should be placed accurately on dental record 2. Dental clinic should collect patients sharing of the dental cost covered by NHI. 3. Dental clinic should keep the receipt as proof of purchase of dental drugs or materials.

Key Words: National Health Insurance;dental records;receipt;