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Higher costs in public dental health care
statistikk
2008-06-27T10:00:00.000Z
Health;Public sector
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tannhelse, Dental health care, dental health care status, caries, dentists, dental hygienists, dental secretaries, operating costsKOSTRA , Health services , Public sector, Health
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Dental health care, 2007

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Higher costs in public dental health care

The development within dental health care is the same as in the rest of the health care sector: The cost levels are increasing. Furthermore, the number foreign dentists has increased over the past four years. The number of foreign dentists has increased both in private and public dental health care.

The gross expenditure in public dental health care continues to rise. From 2006 to 2007, the gross expenditure increased by 7 per cent. Public dental health care, provided by the counties, spent almost NOK 129 more per treated or examined person than the year before. The total spending by the 19 counties was almost NOK 2 billion.

Gross operating expenditure per person treated/examined by the public dental health care. 2001-2007. NOK.

Average caries. 12 and 18-year-olds. 1985-2007

More foreign dentists

During the last four years the number of foreign dentists has increased. The number of dentists with foreign background has increased by 36 per cent in the period 2004-2007. In 2007, there were 907 dentists with foreign background working in public og private dental health care in Norway.

The majority of the foreign dentists are European and the same patterns are evident in both public and private dental health care.

Dentists with foreign background. 2004-2007 1
 
 2004200520062007
 
Total number of foreign dentists 666 770 848 907
European dentists in public oral health service 2 224 241 257 278
Non-European dentists in public oral health service92 101 115 122
European dentists in private oral health service 248 290 325 343
Non-European dentists in private oral health service 102 138 151 164
 
1  Dentists and specialized dentists with foreign background who works as a dentist in Norway.
2  Turkey is not included within the European countries.

Average caries

The dental health status among 12 and 18-year-olds is the same as in the past 20 years: less caries.

Note: The average number of teeth with caries from people treated in the age group.

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