Dental Insurance Kids News, High costs of dental care leave many with too little money for basic necessities
Having to pay for dental health care can put a considerable strain on household finances in many countries, according to an international study led by King’s College London.
The new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, assessed the extent of household ‘catastrophic dental health expenditure’ (CDHE) in 41 low and middle income countries. Expenditure was defined as catastrophic if it was equal to or higher than 40% of the household’s capacity to pay.
Up to 7% of the households surveyed in these countries had incurred catastrophic dental health expenditure in the last month.