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Stable expenditures in public dental care
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Dental health care, 2012

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Stable expenditures in public dental care

From 2011 to 2012, total expenditures in public dental care in the counties have remained stable at around NOK 3 billion. In the same period, the number of man-years has to some extent increased, while the level of activity in the sector is about the same.

Dental health services, key figuresPublished 5 September 2013
20122011 - 20122008 - 2012
Absolute figuresPercentage changePercentage change
Corrected 5 September 2013.
Dental health status
Average number of teeth with caries experience per 12-year-old1.10.0-21.4
Average number of teeth with caries experience per 18-year-old4.42.3-6.4
SIC-index for 12-year-olds2.9-3.3..
20122011 - 20122008 - 2012
Absolute figuresPercentage changePercentage change
Man-years
Settled dentist man-years (public and private)3 961.3-2.26.7
Settled dental hygienist man-years (public and private)834.001.010.7
dental specialists (public and private)419-7.48.8
20122011 - 20122008 - 2012
NOK 1000Percentage changePercentage change
Expenditures
Gross operating expenditures, dental health care2 937 0591.219.2
Gross operating expenditures, treatments of patients2 302 0160.316.6
Gross operating expenditures, joint functions635 0434.729.5
20122011 - 20122008 - 2012
Absolute figuresPercentage changePercentage change
Activity
Prioritised persons examined/treated837 4090.71.5
Children and youth 3-18 years old, examined/treated693 2690.50.5
Elderly, long term ill or disabled in home nursing, examined/treated31 8334.013.4
Elderly, long term ill or disabled in institution, examined/treated32 2763.30.8
Paying adult clients, examined/treated190 6773.412.7

Source: Statistics Norway

Increase in expenditure is reduced

Public dental care in Norway is the responsibility of the county authorities. In 2012, measured by gross operating expenditure, the counties spent a total of NOK 2.94 billion on public dental care, which corresponds to a 1.2 per cent increase in expenditure from 2011. By comparison, the increase in expenditure was more than 19 per cent from 2008 to 2012.

The largest amount of expenditure in public dental care is related to patient treatment, but the greatest increase was in the expenditure that is not directly dependent on patient treatment. In 2012, the counties spent NOK 2.3 billion on employees, materials and services directly related to patient treatment, which is an increase of 0.3 per cent from 2011 and 16.6 per cent from 2008. With regard to expenditure not directly related to patient treatment, such as premises, equipment and rent/administration, these totalled NOK 635 million in 2012. This represents an increase of 4.7 per cent from 2011.

More man-years in public sector, less in private

The patient treatment in dental care is mainly carried out by dentists, dental hygienists and dentist specialists. The number of man-years in the public sector is increasing for all these occupations. In 2012 there were 1 218 dentist man-years in the counties, which represents an increase of about 4 per cent from 2011 and 10 per cent from 2008. With regard to dental hygienists, the number increased from 439 in 2011 to 455 in 2012; an increase of around 4 per cent, while there were 46 man-years carried out by dentist specialists in 2012, which is an increase of 3 per cent from 2011.

The private dental care sector carries out services to a somewhat different population and has a different assignment to the public sector. In 2012, there were a total of 3 163 dentist man-years in the private sector, which represents a decrease of 5 per cent from 2011. The situation is similar for dental hygienists. In 2012, there were 380 dental hygienist man-years carried out, which is a decrease of 2 per cent from 2011. With regard to dentist specialists, the number of man-years in the private sector totalled 372.9 in 2012; an 8.5 per cent decrease from 2011.

Man-years in the public and private sectors combined show a small decrease in the total coverage of dentists, dental hygienists and dentist specialists respectively from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, there were 1 153 inhabitants per dentist man-year in the public and private sectors in total, which means that the coverage of dentists has decreased from 2011 to 2012. For dental hygienists, the developments in coverage are pretty much the same. In 2012, there were 6 057 inhabitants per dental hygienist man-year, while the coverage was 6 038 in 2011.

For dentist specialists, the coverage has been reduced even more than the coverage of dentists and dental hygienists from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, there were 12 050 inhabitants per dentist specialist man-year, while the coverage was 11 028 inhabitants per man-year in 2011. Moreover, the numbers show that there are differences in coverage from one county to another for all the three occupations.