A study on the ecosystem of welfare technology using social economy: a case study of dental clinics in health welfare social cooperative.
10.11149/jkaoh.2017.41.1.43
- Author:
Yuyi PARK
1
;
Hyungkil CHOI
;
Dong Hun HAN
;
Joon Ho KANG
;
Sung Hoon AHN
;
Sang Hoon AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, The Graduate School, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Insurance coverage;
National health insurance;
Social medicine;
Social welfare
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Dental Clinics*;
Ecosystem*;
Humans;
Insurance Coverage;
National Health Programs;
Oral Health;
Proxy;
Social Medicine;
Social Welfare
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2017;41(1):43-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we strived to determine the possibility of socioeconomic welfare in oral healthcare by analyzing the National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage rate. To date, efforts to realize the “social economy” of healthcare are active. While oral disease is common and chronic among Koreans, the rate of NHI coverage of dental clinics is substantially lower than that of the medical clinics. METHODS: We defined the NHI coverage of dental clinics as a proxy for “social skills” to improve oral health problems. The data were collected through a comparative analysis of the NHI coverage of dental clinics and that of non-dental clinics, in health welfare social cooperatives. RESULTS: The NHI coverage rate of the dental clinics in health welfare social cooperatives ranged from 0.97 to 2.62 times that of the non-dental clinics in health welfare social cooperatives. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, responsible management is recommended for making health welfare social cooperatives meaningful as a social economy.
