ANALYSIS OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY THE DENTAL AID CONSUMERS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Purpose: In the Republic of Bulgaria dental disorders concern the prevailing population. They are cumulative, progressive and are not self-healing. The present paper examines the patient's opinions about the dental care. Materials and Methods: The paper is based on a research realized in June...

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Main Authors: Evelina Perchinska–Poptodorova, Stayko Spiridonov, Kalina Stefanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2017/issue3/JofIMAB-2017-23-3p1681-1683.pdf
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Summary:Purpose: In the Republic of Bulgaria dental disorders concern the prevailing population. They are cumulative, progressive and are not self-healing. The present paper examines the patient's opinions about the dental care. Materials and Methods: The paper is based on a research realized in June-December 2016. The research was conducted among patients with dental care using dental services in the capital. The authors investigate their knowledge of the dental package by NHIF, how often they use it, whether their needs have been satisfied, how many of them have additional voluntary health insurance package for dental services and is there any financial benefit. Results and conclusions: The study shows that the dental healthcare system doesn’t meet the needs of the patients.
ISSN:1312-773X