Iris Publishers - Online Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health| Are Dental Medical Services Shared Equitably between the Members of our Society, Regarding Their Treatment Needs?
Authored by Crișan Horaţiu Traian Introduction In today’s Romania, taking the year 2015 as a reference, more than 99.7% of independent dental practices are private, of which only 27.31% have a contract with the National Health Insurance House in order to provide oro-dental services for insured persons through the national health insurance system [1]. Although in Romania, all companies are obliged to contribute to the health care budget, by paying for the basic public medical insurance of their employees, who in turn also pay, regardless of their types of revenue, state medical insurance including oro-dental care. The latest public information (National Health Insurance House Financial Report, 2015) showed that the average expenditure for oro-dental care in 2015 was 4.6455 ron (1.0289€) per insured person [2]. Even though according to the law, each health insured person has an equal right to benefit from certain oro-dental care services, this general constitutional and l...