Which age groups are covered by dental health insurance?

In an interview with Fars News Agency’s health reporter, Abdolreza Maadi said about the coverage of dental services in his organization: Iran’s health insurance is one of the largest insurance companies in the country, fortunately, currently, a major part of dental services, especially in the field of prevention It is the basic insurance obligation.

The advisor to the CEO of Iran Health Insurance Organization on inter-sectoral cooperation, pointing out that more than 40 million people are covered by health insurance, added: Insurance funds in Iran Health Insurance Organization provide different services, for example, the insured Villagers receive dental services for free.

He clarified: Currently, 14 dentists are in the commitment of basic insurance, although due to the prevalence of oral and dental diseases, the amount of commitment is low; But we are trying to increase the amount of commitments, most of these services are in the field of prevention and for children, without a doubt, the costs of prevention are lower and on the other hand, they are more effective.

Maadi emphasized: Children under 14 years of age are covered by health insurance and prevention in the health insurance organization. Currently, more than 1,400 private clinics in the country cooperate with health insurance. For people over 14 years of age, scaling, extraction and dental surgery services are part of the insurance obligations, although considering other micro-services, it can be said that more than 110 services are provided in the field of dentistry.

The advisor to the CEO of Iran Health Insurance Organization on inter-sectoral cooperation matters, stating that the amount of the deductible is determined by the government every year, stated that arrangements should be considered so that patients pay less for receiving services after the tariffs are determined.

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