The economy plays an important factor of what people want to spend their money on. Dental/ oral health care is important to most people in today’s today world. Since the dental/ oral health industry is very big there are many trends that are arising such as the cost of dental care increase or decreasing, market of the industry and lastly global dental industry. There has always been a large cost on any type of health care that is offered in a country. Whether you are paying it in taxes, directly or through insurance. Dental costs have always been high there have always been substitutes for it. But since there has been an increase in health insurance coverage people can pay for the necessary that they need to have done. Some statistics that have been found To see industry establishment trends see appendix 3 and 4 also Canada has been a major contributor in the dental industry. For example “Per capita spending on dental services in 2009 was $380.83. Canadian Institute for Health Information. Average household expenditures on private health care services in Canada in 2007: $1,932. Spending Patterns in Canada, 2007. Statistics Canada. Federal spending on public dental programs in 2009 was between $250 to $275 million dollars. Canadian Institute for Health Information “(Can Dent Assoc 2010). Each country in today’s world has their own growth and their own dental care system. As you can see in appendix 5 and 6 you will see “Scorecard assessment of state of evidence for action, leadership, resources and health systems in important areas of oral health”(Beaglehole Pg 90). The global scale is organized in 3 categories high income, middle income and low income countries. High income countries world population is on... ... middle of paper ... .... Web. 6 Mar. 2011. . "Tooth Whiteners Remain Hot." MMR 27.12 (2010): 28-. Web. "Translucent Braces Hit the Market." The Business Times Singapore December 1 2010. Web. Wiener, R. Constance, Richard J. Crout, and Michael A. Wiener. "Toothpaste use by children, oral hygiene, and nutritional education: an assessment of parental performance." Journal of Dental Hygiene 83.3 (2009): 141+. Academic OneFile. Web. 15 Mar. 2011. "Yangzhou Jie Ying Te Chemical Co., Ltd. - Toothbrush, toothpaste, adult toothbrush." Yangzhou Jie Ying Te Chemical Co., Ltd. - Toothbrush, toothpaste, adult toothbrush. N.p., 5 Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Mar. 2011. . Chen, Zhiqi. Buyer Power Policy. Rep. Vol. Elsevier Ltd. 2007. Web. 05 Mar. 2011. .
Ongoing research linking oral health and general health will continue to spur the demand for preventative dental services, which dental hygienists often provide. New and increasingly accurate technologies to help diagnose oral health problems are also expected to increase demand. Example: new tests use saliva samples that a hygienist takes to spot early signs of oral cancer. As their practices expand, dentists will hire more hygienists to perform routine dental care, allowing the dentist to see more patients
Warning labels kill me. Have you ever read a label, and it has several deadly side effects, and you're like so what’s makes you think I would even buy this? Why would you even sell this? That’s how I feel about toothpaste. If you read the box toothpaste comes in it's, a warning stating not to swallow and if swallowed call poison control. How extreme for something so commonly used. This is due to the potentially dangerous chemicals. Triclosan, SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) artificial sweeteners, fluoride, propylene glycol, (DEA) diethanolamine, microbeads and the list can go on an on. Your mouth one of the most absorbent places on your body. So toothpaste doesn’t have to be swallowed for you to be affected. The chemicals pass through the lining
Following the 1990’s recession as a means of cost saving companies changed dental coverage by “limiting of annual maximums and/or services, and/or through the introduction or expansion of deductibles, co-insurance or co-payments”5 Also, during this period availability of employment-based insurance decreased, as temporary and part time employment was increasing.5 This period of economic recession saw a marked increased in the cost and demand for dental service, yet wages remained stagnant for more than 20 years5. In 1960 total per capita dental care expenditure was estimated at $6 and by 2008 it has increased to $50, a 730% increase.5
In the Dental Hygiene field, many challenges come about every day and during different situations. Every day there are new challenges and unusual situations that occur in the dental field, but one challenge that continues to come about and has been a big dispute over the years is the ability to provide beneficial information about oral health care for the underprivileged. For the individuals that are not fortunate enough to pay to have services done in the dental office, lack the knowledge of how important good oral health care is. They do not receive the one on one conversations explaining the significance of taking care of your teeth and gums that the patients who can afford to make appointments and receive essential services do. That
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Since everyone wants good teeth to be able to eat and speak, dental insurance is as crucial as life insurance coverage plans as well as house insurance and car insurance. (Klapp par.1) While in 22 states they have no need for coverage and in six states only have emergency coverage and another 16 states does not cover preventative services on teeth. (Wallace par.1) insurance companies have jumped on having dental insurance due to them realizing that it is need by individuals who are not covered by their job or company. ( “Vital” par.6) when you are covered you have many benefits such as free procedures. To m...
Over time as individuals age and are faced with access to care issues they may begin to neglect their oral health. As time passes between dental hygiene cleanings or dentist visits the presence of oral disease may begin to increase.
The product I chose to research was Listerine mouthwash. Listerine was first invented as a surgical antiseptic in 1879 and later repositioned as an oral care product to dentists in 1895. Listerine was the first over the counter mouthwash sold in the United States in the year 1915. Since then the brand continued to expand its product line consisting of different types of mouthwashes targeting specific areas of oral concern. Listerine’s product mix is not limited to mouthwash, but also includes gel toothpaste, breath freshening strips and mouth freshening sprays.
“In 2007, the nation spent $98.6 billion on dental services, yet many children and adults went without the services they need to prevent and control oral disease. We have interventions that can not only prevent disease but also save money” (CDC 34). Oral health for the general public, especially the underserved, has been consistently overlooked. Low-income families and developing countries, who are the most vulnerable to oral problems, are the population that is the most ignored. Five and a half percent of people, in 2007, either could not receive dental care or were putting it off. The main cause of this is money. Many insurances are not accepted by dental clinics because of the high costs of dental exams (Institute of Medicine. 38, 88). If this is not the case, why are these people delaying in protecting their oral health? What most people do not know is that oral health affects overall health. This realization began in 1944 with the Public Health Service Act; it was asking for a movement protecting oral health as it was linked to overall health (Imes par. 4). More research is coming out on this subject, but already bacteria from periodontal disease has been found in the brain, lungs, and heart (Institute of Medicine. 33). With oral health being increasingly important and low-income families and countries being underserved, the government has started to initiate programs to improve oral health geared towards the underprivileged. The water fluoridation and school-based dental sealants are two successful programs started by the government (“Oral health.” CDC par. 41). These programs however do not reach enough people, especially the people who are part of the underserved. With oral health as important as it is, more...
Rising medical costs are a worldwide problem, but nowhere are they higher than in the U.S. Although Americans with good health insurance coverage may get the best medical treatment in the world, the health of the average American, as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality, is below the average of other major industrial countries. Inefficiency, fraud and the expense of malpractice suits are often blamed for high U.S. costs, but the major reason is overinvestment in technology and personnel.
It has often been seen that certain dentist are in the field for their own personal gain by obtaining as much money as they can out of a patient. This can be a problem in that a patient may not be able to afford basic dental care if their insurance increases their rate. Dr. Pham has stated that when obtaining inventory that will help perform procedures like fillings, the company often gives dentist a range to which they can charge the patient. Meaning, if dentist wanted to, they could charge the minimum and break even, or charge the maximum and gain a huge surplus. If dentist were only in this physician to obtain as much money they could, patients wouldn’t be able to afford the basic necessities. Thus, dentist would start to lose patients due to not being financially stable to obtain such services. This would create a division on patients who can afford such health cares and those who cannot. As a result, creating your own personal financial gain through the dental field is in no way a means to over-diagnose and over treat a patient it they do not need the services and or can not afford
In New Zealand, children who meet certain eligibility criteria for publicly funded health and disability services are entitled to free basic oral health services until they are 18 (Publicly Funded Dental Care). As a result, there are drastically less untreated cavities for children covered by this plan compared to children on tribal reserves. Oral health for children in New Zealand is significantly better than the rest of the world, and we can definitely learn from their success by incorporating a government dental care system, at least on a small
My ambition to study dental hygiene has been further reinforced over the course of my gap year experience, working and studying as a dental nurse. I have become more aware of the growing importance of helping educate the general public about oral health paying closer attention to causes of some of the most disastrous oral conditions. Whilst working at the Ivory Dental Studio in London, I observed numerous procedures such as tooth onlays, root canal treatment...
As the consumers are becoming more concerned about the health of their teeth, the toothbrush companies are focusing on helping them have an optimal dental health, and offering various types of toothbrush; to do this they must be all the time focused on what the customer's needs are.
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