Table 2.
The dental use rates, the numbers of outpatient visits per patient, and the medical expense National Health Insurance (NHI) points per patient for various types of oral diseases in different age groups of pediatric patients in Taiwan in 2020.
| Population | 0–4 years (950,552; 4.03%) |
5–9 years (1,041,754; 4.42%) |
10–14 years (994,568; 4.22%) |
Overall (23,582,179; 100%) |
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| Use rate (%) | Visits/Patient | Expense/Patient | Use rate (%) | Visits/Patient | Expense/Patient | Use rate (%) | Visits/Patient | Expense/Patient | Use rate (%) | Visits/Patient | Expense/Patient | |
| Disorders of tooth development and eruption | 2.27 | 1.30 | 674 | 13.87 | 1.66 | 960 | 5.82 | 1.48 | 845 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1642 |
| Embedded and impacted teeth | 0.01 | 1.21 | 604 | 0.15 | 1.48 | 1684 | 0.19 | 1.72 | 2453 | 0.75 | 1.52 | 3531 |
| Dental caries | 16.84 | 2.01 | 2252 | 55.69 | 2.33 | 2628 | 34.29 | 1.75 | 2143 | 26.73 | 2.00 | 2530 |
| Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth | 1.93 | 1.31 | 610 | 4.44 | 1.47 | 695 | 2.01 | 1.31 | 708 | 2.30 | 1.31 | 1146 |
| Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues | 1.96 | 1.76 | 4258 | 12.76 | 1.73 | 3126 | 2.71 | 1.61 | 2695 | 7.65 | 1.88 | 3643 |
| Gingivitis and periodontal diseases | 25.60 | 1.65 | 996 | 53.06 | 1.89 | 1106 | 42.29 | 1.67 | 1238 | 39.90 | 2.04 | 1922 |
| Other disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge | 0.07 | 1.18 | 749 | 0.18 | 1.23 | 743 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 716 | 0.24 | 1.34 | 803 |
| Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures | 0.34 | 1.19 | 653 | 15.76 | 1.54 | 885 | 7.75 | 1.45 | 798 | 3.41 | 1.42 | 1266 |
| Cysts of oral region, not elsewhere classified | 0.01 | 1.11 | 630 | 0.13 | 1.26 | 781 | 0.05 | 1.59 | 1326 | 0.13 | 1.34 | 849 |
| Diseases of salivary glands | 0.02 | 1.33 | 1051 | 0.10 | 1.43 | 1018 | 0.06 | 1.44 | 1352 | 0.11 | 1.62 | 1021 |
| Stomatitis and related lesions | 3.53 | 1.21 | 476 | 10.30 | 1.30 | 495 | 4.61 | 1.27 | 472 | 5.72 | 1.51 | 582 |
| Other diseases of lip and oral mucosa | 0.20 | 1.16 | 466 | 0.62 | 1.28 | 495 | 0.27 | 1.21 | 488 | 0.44 | 1.87 | 1013 |
| Diseases of tongue | 0.02 | 1.13 | 540 | 0.04 | 1.19 | 539 | 0.02 | 1.10 | 456 | 0.02 | 1.59 | 941 |
| Others | 4.91 | 1.42 | 726 | 5.83 | 1.75 | 832 | 1.96 | 1.60 | 1137 | 2.74 | 1.98 | 2018 |
| Overall | 38.08 | 2.54 | 2104 | 80.30 | 4.12 | 3564 | 57.19 | 2.92 | 2638 | 46.98 | 3.75 | 4129 |
Use rate (%): Number of patients/total population of the same age group.
Visits/Patient: Dental visits per patient.
Expenses/Patient: Medical expense NHI points per patient. The unit of medical expenses per patient is one NHI point. The value of one NHI point is settled quarterly, and one NHI point fluctuates around NT$0.8–1.2.