UK general population's willingness to pay for dental check-ups

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12911

Marjon van der Pol, Dwayne Boyers, Mousa Mahmoud Marashdeh, Luis Enrique Loria-Rebolledo

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Abstract

Objectives

Choices about which dental treatments to provide in a publicly funded system should be guided by the value that the general population place on those treatments. The aim of this study was to estimate United Kingdom (UK) general population willingness to pay (WTP) for dental check-ups, and to investigate what factors influence WTP.

Methods

WTP was elicited using a hypothetical question in an online survey. The sample consisted of 594 participants, nationally representative of the UK general population in terms of age and gender. Regression analysis was used to examine what factors are associated with WTP. Analyses were conducted including and excluding protest answers.

Results

The mean WTP for a dental check-up is £31.32 for the full sample and £33.17 excluding protest answers. Respondents on higher incomes and those with higher university education had higher WTP. Respondents in Scotland were WTP less than respondents living in the rest of the UK which may be the result of NHS dental check-ups being free to patients in Scotland.

Conclusion

The general UK population value dental check-ups. This study provides estimates of WTP for dental check-ups which can be used in Cost–Benefit Analyses.

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英国普通民众支付牙科检查费用的意愿。

目标：在公共资助的系统中提供哪些牙科治疗的选择应该以普通人群对这些治疗的重视程度为指导。本研究的目的是评估英国（UK）普通人群对牙科检查的支付意愿，并调查影响支付意愿的因素。方法：使用一个在线调查中的假设问题得出WTP。该样本由594名参与者组成，在年龄和性别方面具有英国普通人口的全国代表性。回归分析用于检验哪些因素与WTP相关。进行了包括和不包括抗议答案的分析。结果：完整样本的牙科检查平均WTP为31.32英镑，不包括抗议答案的WTP为33.17英镑。收入较高的受访者和受过高等大学教育的受访者的WTP较高。苏格兰的受访者的WTP低于英国其他地区的受访者，这可能是英国国家医疗服务体系对苏格兰患者免费进行牙科检查的结果。结论：英国普通人群重视牙科检查。本研究提供了牙科检查的WTP估计值，可用于成本效益分析。

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Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

8.70%

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审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： The aim of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology is to serve as a forum for scientifically based information in community dentistry, with the intention of continually expanding the knowledge base in the field. The scope is therefore broad, ranging from original studies in epidemiology, behavioral sciences related to dentistry, and health services research through to methodological reports in program planning, implementation and evaluation. Reports dealing with people of all age groups are welcome. The journal encourages manuscripts which present methodologically detailed scientific research findings from original data collection or analysis of existing databases. Preference is given to new findings. Confirmations of previous findings can be of value, but the journal seeks to avoid needless repetition. It also encourages thoughtful, provocative commentaries on subjects ranging from research methods to public policies. Purely descriptive reports are not encouraged, nor are behavioral science reports with only marginal application to dentistry. The journal is published bimonthly.