Evaluation of national health insurance coverage of periodontal scaling: A nationwide cohort study in Korea

Kim,  Young-Taek; Lee,  Jae-Hong; Kweon,  Helen Hye-In; Lee,  Jung-Seok; Choi,  Jung-Kyu; Kim,  Dong-Wook; Choi,  Seong-Ho

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 54(8); 2016 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2016;54(8):604-612.
Published online August 31, 2016.

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김영택¹, 이재홍², 권혜인³, 이중석⁴, 최정규⁵, 김동욱⁶, 최성호⁷

^¹국민건강보험공단 일산병원 치주과
^²국민건강보험공단 일산병원 치주과
^³국민건강보험공단 일산병원 치주과
^⁴연세대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실, 치주조직재생연구소
^⁵국민건강보험공단 일산병원 연구소 정책연구부
^⁶국민건강보험공단 일산병원 연구소 정책연구부
^⁷연세대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실, 치주조직재생연구소

Evaluation of national health insurance coverage of periodontal scaling: A nationwide cohort study in Korea

Young-Taek Kim¹, Jae-Hong Lee², Helen Hye-In Kweon³, Jung-Seok Lee⁴, Jung-Kyu Choi⁵, Dong-Wook Kim⁶, Seong-Ho Choi⁷

¹Department of Periodontology, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service
²Department of Periodontology, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service
³Department of Periodontology, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service
⁴Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
⁵Department of Policy Research Affairs, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service
⁶Department of Policy Research Affairs, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service
⁷Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of national health insurance coverage of periodontal scaling using the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort for 2009-2013. After the enforcement of periodontal scaling covered by national health insurance, the number of patients diagnosed with periodontal disease and received treatment, has increased from 35,234 to 99,576 people in the last 4 years. Further, the number of patients who received the treatment of periodontal disease more than once, have also increased to around 69% in 2013 when compared to 2012. Moreover, the number of patients receiving periodontal scaling has been steadily increasing every year. Among the patients who visited hospital for periodontal disease, there has been an increase of 280%. As a result, continuous public relations and long-term research on the effect of periodontal scaling as a prophylactic treatment is necessary.

Key Words: Cohort;Dental prophylaxis;Dental scaling;National health programs;