Trends of dental service utilization and expenditure in Taiwan from 2000 to 2020
While Taiwan has made progress in increasing the dental utilization, especially for the children, challenges remain in improving access for the older adults. Policy adjustments are needed to enhance the dental care according to the diverse oral health needs of the different age groups.
Authors
- Shih‐Jung Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4674-4892)
- Wen-Chi Liu
- Shih‐Pi Lin
- Ting-Chen Chen
- Wender Lin
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- Chang Jung Christian University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dental Sciences
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.001
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Health and Welfare Data Science Center