Massive enhance in functions for compensation after dental visits

Figures from Norwegian Affected person Harm Compensation (NPE) present that they’ve obtained 533 functions for compensation after dental therapy within the first six months of the 12 months.

– Reimbursement functions after dental visits are clearly the realm that has elevated essentially the most after we now undergo the figures for 2024, to date, says Kristin Cordt-Hansen, director of NPE.

Already final 12 months, NPE noticed a big enhance within the variety of compensation functions after dental therapy – and the development seems to be set to proceed into 2024.

– I’ve to watch out about predicting the longer term, however at this price we’re approaching properly over 1,000 functions for dental well being alone, says Cordt-Hansen.

Over the previous 5 years, the variety of reported dental circumstances has remained steady at round 630 functions a 12 months – if we ignore final 12 months, which was a report 12 months with 979.

– It is necessary that the scheme is used when errors happen

Cordt-Hansen believes an essential motive why the numbers are rising is that extra dentists and sufferers are aware of the scheme.

President Heming Olsen-Bergem of the Dental Affiliation says they take the numbers significantly.

– In fact we wish there to be as few circumstances as attainable, however on the similar time it can be crucial that the scheme is used when errors happen throughout dental therapy, says Olsen-Bergem.

He additionally believes that one of many causes for the rise is that the scheme is turning into increasingly more well-known.

Round 3 million are processed a 12 months

He says that an ideal many dental therapies are carried out in personal dental well being providers in the midst of a 12 months.

– Non-public dental well being providers are answerable for round 3.7 million sufferers, and we count on that round 3 million might be handled inside a 12 months, a lot of them a number of instances in the course of the 12 months, says Olsen-Bergem.

He emphasizes that 500 dental circumstances have been obtained to date this 12 months, which is due to this fact a small quantity contemplating what number of obtain therapy.

One in 4 was profitable

A complete of three,819 functions for affected person damage compensation have been obtained to date this 12 months. 26 per cent have been profitable, and NOK 662 million in compensation has been paid out.

Most inquiries concern orthopedics, or bone accidents and therapy that issues the locomotor system. Right here, 856 functions have been obtained within the first half of the 12 months, a rise of 4 per cent from the identical interval final 12 months.

There have been fewer functions in relation to the opposite most typical affected person accidents. 319 circumstances had been about tumors and most cancers, down 24 per cent from the primary half of final 12 months. 279 functions involved psychological well being, a lower of 20 per cent.

The most important lower issues vaccine circumstances. Within the first half of the 12 months, NPE obtained 292 functions, which is a lower of 44 per cent.