Thursday 25 April 2013

Why Secure Dental Care Plans?

  •  Dental Insurance is practically absent in Indian market.
  •  Population of India is nearly 1.25. Out of this huge population hardly 30% visit a dentist for dental problems and of these 30% patients, about 30% undergo treatment.
  • As per Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, prevalence of dental caries is 40%-80% (Very high in Northern states 85%-90%), periodontal diseases usually increase with age and are found more in rural areas. Oral cancer and precancerous conditions are 3%-10% (World’s highest occurrence is in Orissa, that is 7%). 
  • Only 15 – 20% of people in Only 15 – 20% of people in India are able to get dental services through national schemes, rest all are paying from their own pocket.
  • There are many reasons for a person ‘not to visit the dentist’:
         -    Indifferent attitude (absence of motivation)
         -    Lack of awareness (knowledge about Oral care and Oral Health)
         -    Non-availability of good Oral care services (smaller cities / towns)
         -    Non-affordable cost (expensive treatments)
         -    Fear of painful and traumatic treatments

Among all these reason Cost of Treatment matters the most and subscribers of Secure Dental Care Plans will definitely save a lot on dental treatment expenses.

About 30000 BDS graduates are passing out every years, hence number of patients visiting a dental clinic is getting distributed.



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