Grytten J, Holst D, Laake P
Institute of Community Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway.
J Health Econ. 1990;9(4):483-91. doi: 10.1016/0167-6296(90)90007-p.
In many western countries, supply of dental services exceeds demand, mainly because of the marked reduction in the prevalence of dental diseases during the last 10-15 years. An important issue is whether dentists can counteract this fall in demand by stimulating increased demand and/or utilization for their services. Some evidence that this may be the case was found in the present study, in Norway. The results indicate that demand and utilization for dental services are influenced by supplier inducement.
在许多西方国家，牙科服务供给超过需求，主要是因为过去10至15年间牙科疾病患病率显著下降。一个重要问题是，牙医能否通过刺激对其服务的需求增加和/或利用率提高来抵消这种需求下降。在挪威进行的本研究中发现了一些表明情况可能如此的证据。结果表明，牙科服务的需求和利用率受到供方诱导的影响。
