Original Research

The role of health insurance in the coverage of oral health care in Senegal

Mbathio Diop, Aida Kanouté, Massamba Diouf, Amadou D. Ndiaye, Cheikh M. Mbacké Lo, Daouda Faye, Daouda Cissé
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 9, No 3 | a945 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.772 | © 2024 Mbathio Diop, Aida Kanouté, Massamba Diouf, Amadou D. Ndiaye, Cheikh M. Mbacké Lo, Daouda Faye, Daouda Cissé | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 20 November 2024 | Published: 21 December 2018

About the author(s)

Mbathio Diop, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Aida Kanouté, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Massamba Diouf, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Amadou D. Ndiaye, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Cheikh M. Mbacké Lo, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Daouda Faye, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
Daouda Cissé, Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal

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Abstract

Oral diseases costs are among the most expensive health care benefits. In Senegal, households contribute up to 37.6% of the national health spending through direct payments. The aim of this work was to study the role of health insurance in the coverage of oral health care in Senegal. The study was based on health insurance agents and policyholders. The study reveals that oral health care coverage through health insurance still does not meet requirements for treatment of oral infections. In financial terms, oral health care costs health insurance too much. As a result, carriers cover them partially. On top of that, the majority of the population’s lack of knowledge about mutual, because they have a little background on oral health care, the latter weighs heavily on health insurance leading to the use of self-medication, traditional medicine and handicraft prosthetists. The analysis reveals an unequal access to oral health care through the health insurance system. To bring under control the expenditure for oral health care, carriers and dental surgeons must work together to raise the populations’ awareness on community solidarity.

Keywords

benefit; health insurance; oral health care; Senegal

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