Application of the health insurance coverage on teeth scaling made a huge increase in dental patients

After expansion of the health insurance coverage onteeth scaling, it is shown that the number of visits of patients with periodontal diseases to dental clinics have suddenly increased.

The National Health Insurance Service (chairman Jong-dae Kim) analyzed the medical expense data of health insurance for ‘gingivitis and periodontal diseases’ between 2009 and 2013.

The number of patients has in...