Oral Health Care Reform in Finland – aiming to reduce inequity in care provision

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Dental care expenditure (EUR, %) by source of financing and per patients in the PDS and in the private services, 2000–2004, converted to 2004 prices using the price index of public expenditure.

¹ The adult access to PDS was restricted. The number includes children. The amount of children was 898 476.
² The whole population was eligible for care. The number includes children. The amount of children was 842 947.
³ Estimated numbers of all patients (who have had reimbursement and who have not had reimbursement). In 2000 the populations born in 1956 or later can have reimbursements
⁴ Number of patients who have had reimbursements. In 2004 the whole populations can have reimbursements.
⁵ Cost of reimbursed private care per patient (prosthetics and orthodontics not included)

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