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Chapter 1 Rationale and purpose 7
Chapter 2 Contents and Methods 11
Chapter 3 Korea’s Fee Schedules and Dental Services 15
Section 1 How the Fee Schedule is Determined in Korea 17
Section 2 Current Dental Service Fee Schedule 29
Chapter 4 Review and Comparative Analysis of Conversion Factors 43
Section 1 Review of Conversion Factors for Dental Services 45
Section 2 Analysis and Evaluation of Current Conversion Factors for Dental Services 79
Chapter 5 Dental Fee Schedules in Selected Countries 89
Section 1 Japan 91
Section 2 Germany 103
Section 3 the United Kingdom 113
Section 4 France 119
Section 5 the Netherlands 133
Section 6 Taiwan 142
Section 7 Major Dental Care Reforms in Selected Countries and Their Implications 152
Chapter 6 Analysis of the Structure of Korea’s Dental Expenditure 155
Section 1 Dental Service Use and Dental Spending in Korea 157
Section 2 Characteristics of Dental Services and Dental Service Providers 164
Section 3 Patterns in the Provision of Reimbursable Dental Services 164
Section 4 Mid-to Long-term Changes in Dental Expenditures 183
Chapter 7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations 195