Wang Zuo-min, Wang Hong-ying, Cao Cai-fang
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2003 Mar;38(2):147-50.
To analyze the dental care utilization and expenditure of residents in Beijing, and to provide some basis on the policy of oral health insurance system.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,517 subjects (urban area) and 1,878 subjects (rural area) of all age groups in Beijing selected by stratified, clustering, random sampling. The data of oral health care utilization and expenditure were collected in their home.
The number of the people who visited a dentist in a year were low both in urban area and in rural area, but the expenditure for oral health care per visit were quite high. The value of utilization of dental care in rural residents was 1/3 of that in urban residents, while the value of expenditure in rural people was about 1/2 of that in urban people. 2.07% incomes of rural residents were used for dental care per year, the corresponding value of urban residents was 1.77%. There was significant difference on the expenditure among those with different demographic, socio-economic backgrounds.
The expenditure for oral health care was high in Beijing, which accounted for quite a lot in average incomes per year. The burden of expenditure for dental care on rural residents was heavier than that on urban residents. The level of expenditure for dental care could provide some references for oral health insurance system in Beijing.
分析北京市居民的口腔保健利用情况及支出，为口腔健康保险制度政策提供依据。
采用分层、整群、随机抽样的方法，对北京市1517名城区居民和1878名农村居民各年龄组进行横断面调查。在其家中收集口腔保健利用和支出的数据。
城区和农村居民一年中看牙的人数都较少，但每次口腔保健的支出较高。农村居民口腔保健利用价值是城市居民的1/3，而农村居民的支出价值约为城市居民的1/2。农村居民每年将2.07%的收入用于口腔保健，城市居民相应的比例为1.77%。不同人口统计学、社会经济背景人群的支出存在显著差异。
北京市口腔保健支出较高，在年平均收入中占比相当大。农村居民的口腔保健支出负担比城市居民更重。口腔保健支出水平可为北京市口腔健康保险制度提供参考。
