Who’s paying for dentistry?
Data from the OECD shows who is paying for dentistry across the EU.
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In Germany, 68% of dentistry spending coming from the public insurer. The countries with the least public funding are Greece and Spain.
The two Mediterranean countries also have the highest out of pocket spend. A consultant HBI interviewed for its upcoming Spanish dentistry update said Spain’s NHS cannot afford to pay for dentistry and private medical insurance (PMI) does not cover many services in dentistry.
The Netherlands has the highest proportion of dentistry spend coming from PMI, with 67%. This may be because, although the majority of dental spend in the Netherlands is private, there are set tariff rates which likely makes it easier for PMI providers to pay out. Second is Slovenia, on 30%. A total of seven countries shown have no substantial PMI spend.
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