| ORIGINAL ARTICLE |
|
| Year : 2019 | Volume
: 17
| Issue : 2 | Page : 130-135 |
|
|
Knowledge and perceptions about dental health insurance among dental practitioners of Jaipur City
Preyas Joshi1, Jitender Solanki1, Pankaj Chaudhary2, Dushyant Singh Jadoun3, Priyanka Mishra1, Prachi Sharma1
1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India
3 Research Fellow, National Academy of Sciences - Indian Council of Medical Research, Chair on Public Health Research at Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Preyas Joshi
F-76, 6-D Engineers Colony, New Sanganer Road, Jaipur - 302 020, Rajasthan
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_193_18
|
|
|
Background: The general health insurance plans merely cover the hospitalization and medicinal costs. Dental insurance is meant to insure people against the dental disease and their expense of treatment. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge and perceptions regarding dental health insurance among private dental practitioners of Jaipur city. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among private dental practitioners aged 25–59 years in Jaipur city, a 20-item self-designed questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and perceptions regarding dental health insurance. Data were analyzed using MedCalc software version 14.2.1.0. Chi-square test was applied for analyzing the categorical data. The confidence interval and level of significance were set at 95% and P ≤ 0.05, respectively. Results: The dental practitioners were aware of dental insurance, and the Internet was found to be the major source of knowledge (57.00%) regarding dental health insurance, and there was statistically significant (P = 0.026) difference between male and female dental practitioners (39 males and 18 females). Overall, 80% of the dental practitioners felt that individuals with numerous or ongoing oral health problems are more likely to purchase dental insurance. Cashless treatment facility was found to be the biggest (62.00%) influencing factor affecting the health insurance subscriptions; also, there was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.001) between male and female dental practitioners about the same. Conclusion: In the present study, dental insurance has been found to be associated with higher rates of visiting for a checkup and regular dental visiting and was correlated with patient acceptance of prescribed dental treatment, which suggests that insured individuals may face fewer financial barriers to comprehensive dental care.
|
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
