The socioeconomic impact of Korean dental health insurance policy on the elderly: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea.

Conclusions: Korean dental health insurance policy has been beneficial for the medical expenses of low-income and elderly people suffering from a cost burden due to systemic diseases. However, since there is a tendency to avoid invasive interventions in older patients due to the high risk of systemic diseases, insurance coverage of dentures may be more helpful from a socioeconomic perspective than coverage of dental implant treatments. PMID: 31485375 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: J Periodontal Implant Sci Source Type: research