A total of 1305 subjects were interviewed with a structured questionnaire to study the demand for dental services from July to December, 1991. The results showed that people in Taiwan experienced an average of 0.81±2.83 dental visits within a half year. Sex and age factors are not significant determinants in dental care utilization (male 0.69 visits, female 0.95 visits). The under-10 age group used dental services the least (0.55 visits) and the 30-to-39 age group used the services most frequently (1.07 visits). There was no significantly different demand among different health insurance systems. Significant differences did exist between insurees and non-insurees (1.03 visits vs. 0.60 visits). In order to predict the demand in 1995, the first year of commencing National Health Insurance, utilization of insurees of different sex and age groups was tentatively applied to the estimation. A 26% increase in total demand could be expected compared to that in 1991.

牙醫醫療 ； 需求 ； 全民健保

dental service, demand, national health insurance