A Novel Approach for the Reimbursement of Permanent Partial Dental Disability Following Dental Injury.
Reimbursement of long-term permanent disability following a dental injury can lead to claims and legal involvement by the injured person. This will delay the treatment the patient's quality of life and the court system. A new formula has been hypothesized to address the problem. This might help the stakeholders including patients, insurance companies. The details of calculating the index and its significance are discussed. Implication studies are mandatory to refine the proposed hypothesis.
Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dental Medicine Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fouad
F
Ayoub
Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Edgar
E
Nehme
Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sami
S
Jad
Professor, Department of Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, Phone: +961-71247147, e-mail: drzsalameh@gmail.com.
Ziad
Z
Salameh
D000293:Adolescent; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D007861:Lebanon; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy
Dental insurance; Dental injuries; Dental disability; Reimbursement.