• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.539-548
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the awareness and attitude toward health insurance coverage extension to scaling in dental service consumers. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 349 adults in Jeonbuk from May 4 to 15, 2015. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects (7 items), Awareness of the dental health insurance system(8 items), Health insurance system coverage extension to scaling(8 items), Self-perception of oral health(7 items), Recognition toward yearly scaling benefit(10 items). Results: There were significant differences according to age in opinions on the appropriateness of the frequency of yearly scaling benefit, and the respondents who were in their 20s, who were unmarried and who brushed their teeth three times a day had significantly different opinions on the appropriateness of the fee of yearly scaling benefit. Their opinions on the expansion of scaling benefit was significantly affected by age. It implies that scaling should be added to the coverage list of the national health insurance in every age group since there is an increase in periodontal diseases with age. Concerning awareness of dental health insurance policy, the better-educated respondents took a better view of this system as they showed a more positive interest in its policies and shifts. Conclusions: It is desirable to provide more precise information as to eligible age, frequency and cost through public promotion of health coverage of scaling, and the effort to improve the health insurance coverage policy should be made in order to extend the scope of health coverage of scaling in the near future.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.696-704
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• 2015

The coverage of the National Health Insurance for the elderly is expanding to denture and implants. Although the National Long-Term Care Insurance was just being settled, Oral health service was not provided to the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities. The long-term care facilities had part-time facility doctors. However, there is no dentist in the long-term care facility because of lack of long-term care insurance-related legislations. The amendments of long-term care insurance-related legislations for the introduction of part-time facility dentists are needed because the elderly in long-term care facility are vulnerable to oral health. For the substantial management of the National Long-Term Care Insurance, the development of oral health service model for the elderly and education materials for the dental team will be needed. Also, adequate dental service fee of the National longterm care insurance will be needed.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제57권9호
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• pp.496-503
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• 2019

A dental implant has been covered by National Health Insurance (NHI) in Korea since 2014. Every year the age group covered was extended and the out-of-pocket payment was decreased. This study analyzed the dental implant utilization rate by the National Health Insurance customized DB during the last 5 years. As a result, the utilization rate has been rapidly increasing steeply. The differences by age and sex in the utilization rate of dental implants were explored. The inclusion of a dental implant in the NHI system contributed to improving the dental accessibility of the elderly in Korea. However, a deep discussion is needed whether it is appropriately provided to necessary patients. The utilization rate will increase further in the future. Therefore, continuous monitoring and critical policy review should be continued.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.765-776
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the oral health statuses pre- and post-insurance using the $5^{th}$ and $6^{th}$ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to confirm the effect of scaling insurance after a year. Methods: Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS ver. 21.0 (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA). The four years were integrated, and a composite sample analysis was performed. A total of 26,990 people were included in the study before applying for scaling insurance (14,343 persons) or after receiving scaling insurance (12,647 persons). A chi-squared test was performed to compare the demographic characteristics and oral health status of the subjects. The significance level of the statistical test was 0.05. Results: The proportion of patients without implants was high before the provision of scaling insurance once a year, however, the proportion of patients with one or more implants was high (p<0.05) after the provision of scaling insurance once a year. Hemorrhagic periodontal tissues and tartar formation in periodontal tissues were highly prevalent before the provision of scaling insurance once a year, however, healthy periodontal tissues and formation of periodontal pockets were highly prevalent (p<0.05) after the provision of scaling insurance once a year. The decay, missing, and filled teeth index scores were higher before the provision of scaling insurance once a year (p<0.05). Conclusions: The aforementioned results showed that scaling once a year helps prevent or treat periodontal disease. In addition, we confirmed the effect of prevention on periodontal disease and dental caries, therefore, we expect it to develop into a stable policy.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2022

Background: Although dental sedation helps control anxiety and pain, side effects and serious complications related to sedation are gradually increasing. Due to the introduction of new drugs and sedation methods, insurance rates, legal regulations, drugs, and methods used for dental sedation are inevitably changed. In the Republic of Korea, National Health Insurance is applied to all citizens, and this study investigated changes in the use of sedatives using this big data. Methods: This study used customized health information data provided by the Healthcare Insurance Review & Assessment Service of Korea. Among patients with a record of use of at least one of eight types of sedatives for dental sedation between January 2007 and September 2019 were selected; the data of their overall insurance claims for dental treatment were then analyzed. Results: The number of patients who received dental sedation was 786,003, and the number of dental sedation cases was 1,649,688. Inhalational sedation using nitrous oxide (N₂O) accounted for 86.8% of all sedatives that could be claimed for drugs and treatment. In particular, it was confirmed that the number of requests for sedation using N₂O sharply increased each year. Midazolam showed an increasing trend, and in the case of chloral hydrate, it gradually decreased. Conclusion: According to our analysis, the use of N₂O and midazolam gradually increased, while the use of chloral hydrate gradually decreased.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.84-101
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• 2002

This study collected and analyzed the datum related to consultation fee in National Health Insurance Corporation and characteristics of dental clinics for 819 dental clinics in Daegu and Kyungpook districts to specify the distribution and concentration rate of health insurance consultation fee and the critical elements of insurance consultation fee income. The average health insurance consultation fee per one dental clinics is 77.2 million won and the case of women dentists is 78.7 million won. That is higher than 79.9 million won that the case of man dentist. According to age, under 39 is 85.5 million won that is highest, declining little by little above 60s the number decreased to merely 23.9 million won. And the dentists whose business years from 5 to 10 are the highest and declining gradually. The more of engaging members to dental clinics is the larger the income. The average insurance consultation fee of Daegu province is 69.3 million won, but that of Kyungpook is 89.6 million won. Decile distribution ratio of dental clinics consultation fee income is 0.526 and Gini coefficient is 0.303. Decile distribution ratio of Daegu district is 0.489, Gini coefficient is 0.320. This explain the larger inequality compared with Kyungpook(0.623, 0.273). With age, Gini coefficient of below 39 is 0.260, the higher age is, the larger the number is, up to abode 60 the coefficient is 0.504, the degree of inequality is most extremely. insurance consultation fee and the number of cases of consultation is related to the age of dentists, duration of practice, the number of dentists and staffs engaging and provinces. That is, the lesser the age is, the longer the years of engaging are, the more the number of dentists and staffs we, the larger insurance consultation fee income and the number of cases of consultations we. And the fee fur one case is closely related to age and provinces. The fee for one case is higher in lower age, and that of in Daegu dental clinics is higher than in Kyungpook.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.373-381
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the awareness toward use and service contents of long term care for the elderly. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 296 adults from August 13 to October 20, 2014. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, awareness toward long term care insurance for the elderly, awareness toward long term oral health care services, use of long term care service and use intention for the long term care insurance. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 program. Results: Those who were aware of the long term care insurance accounted for 55.4 percent. Approximately 50 percent of the respondents recognized long term care service items, home visit care, home visit bathing, and home visit nursing. Most of the respondents had information of long term care services by way of mass media and direct contact. Only 13.4 percent of the respondents were aware of the oral health service in the long term care insurance. The subjects were aware of denture cleaning, oral cleaning and oral health education out of oral health service in order; and oral health services that needed to be offered were denture cleaning, oral health education and professional toothbrushing. They reported that dental hygienists were the most important manpower that offered the efficient oral health care services. They answered that professional manpower and financial support are required for oral health services. The positive thinking to long term care insurance accounted for 89.2 percent and 91.3 percent had use intention for oral health services. Conclusions: Many elderly people have mastication or dysphagic problems due to systemic diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to announce the long term care insurance and long term care services for the elderly people.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.448-456
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• 2016

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.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2022

본 연구는 치과의료기관의 건강보험 청구 만족도 및 건강보험 지식정도에 따른 청구 결과의 차이를 분석하여 향후 지속 가능한 건강보험제도를 마련하는데 필요한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구는 치과 의료기관 종사자 209명을 대상으로 2019년 3월~5월까지 자기기입식 온라인 설문을 시행하였다. 분석결과 건강보험 청구 만족도에 따른 치과건강보험청구 관련 전문인력의 요구도는 전문인력 자격요건(p<.05) 항목에서 통계적으로 유의하였다. 지식정도를 측정하는 지표인 자격증 유무에 따른 전문인력 요구도는 의료기관에 따라 청구 전문인력 필요 이유가 상이한 것으로 나타났으며(p<.05) 통계적으로 유의하였다. 따라서 치과건강보험 청구 전문인력의 필요성을 확인하였으며 이를 위한 정책이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.215-230
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• 2005

이 조사논문은 건강보험 중 구강요양급여의 청구 및 심사등과 관련하여 일선 개원치의들의 견해를 조사하고, 보험관련정책수립에 개원치의들의 의견을 적극 반영코자 하는데 그 의의를 두고 있다. 본 조사는 2004년 2월경에 부산광역시 경남일대에 개원하고 있는 1,465명의 개원치의를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 이들 중에서 406명으로부터 답변을 얻었고, 그 내용은 아래와 같이 요약할 수 있다. 1. 청구업무와 관련된사항 : 보험청구의 담당은 대체로 치과위생사(간호조무사)와 치과의사의 직접청구방식이 많았다. 대행청구는 그 비중이 전체에서 20%미만을 차지했다. 2.보험강좌의 참여도 : 보험강좌에 대한 관심은 비교적 저조한 것으로 나타났다. 3.이의신청유무 : 보험청구에 관련한 이의신청 유무는 엇비슷하게 나타났다. 4. 건강보험 심사규정에 관한 개원치의들의 견해 : 현재의 진료비 심사규정 지침에 대한 개원치의들의 생각을 묻는 질문에 대한 응답으로는 "심사기준이 난해하고 부당한 삭감이 많은 것 같다"는 응답이 압도적으로 많았다. 5. 건강보험심사평가원과 관련한 사항 : 약 70%의 개원치의들은 건강보험심사평가원으로부터 자율지도라는 명분하에 이루어지는 대화방식에 불만을 표시했다. 6. 진료비 영수증 발급에 대한 개원치의들의 입장 : 약 70%의 개원치의들은 진료비 영수증 발급에 여려움을 겪고 있었다. 7. 건강보험 비급여 진료분야의 급여적용에 관한 사항 : 대다수의 개원치의들은 전악 스켈링처치와 치면열구전색처치 및 불소도포와 같은 예방치료에 대해서는 급여적용을 희망하였다. 노인틀니, 귀금속을 제외한 보철치료, 광중합레진치료 등에 관하여는 비급여적용을 희망하였다.