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[Health insurance benefits for dental and skeletal malocclusions]
Andreas M Galli1, Felix A Rohrer
1Praxis Kieferorthopädie Stadelhofen, 8001 Zürich. andreasgalli@hotmail.com
Abstract:
In view of the large quantity of additional insurance for dental and skeletal malocclusions offered in Switzerland the benefits of 24 Swiss health insurance companies have exemplary been compiled in a table for an insured party of Zurich. This should provide an opportunity for the dentist or orthodontist to better brief his or her patient and facilitate the parents' choice of a suitable additional insurance for their child. There are great varieties in the offered benefits of the different insurance versions. The table embodies all crucial issues in a clearly presented form. All parameters were analyzed und some of them are critically discussed.
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