Zhongxin Finance, February 24th (Reporter Xie Yiguan) "Growing all the teeth is equivalent to buying a suite in the county", "One tooth is equal to a BMW"...

  When it comes to dental implants, many people's first reaction is "expensive".

But when dental implants are included in the collection, you may be able to save money on a car for your dental implants.

Data map: The patient is treated in the hospital.

Photo by Xu Lanqing (picture and text irrelevant)

The country speaks up!

The local collection of dental implants is already on the way

  On February 11, Chen Jinfu, deputy director of the National Medical Security Administration, said that regarding the centralized procurement of dental implants, in the first half of this year, we will strive to launch an alliance reform of local centralized procurement.

  This also means that the centralized collection of dental implants is "on the line".

  This is not the first time that dental implant collection has been proposed at the national level.

The executive meeting of the State Council held on January 10 has proposed to gradually expand the coverage of centralized procurement of high-value medical consumables, and to carry out centralized procurement at the national and provincial levels for dental implants that are concerned by the public.

  There has also been action at the local level.

In November 2021, the Sichuan Provincial Pharmacy Bidding and Purchasing Service Center issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Information Collection of Some Oral High-value Medical Consumables". The scope of the declared products mainly involves oral implant systems, including oral implants, Restoration abutments, implant restoration accessories, etc.

Similar notices have also been issued in Ningxia, Shanxi and other places.

How expensive are dental implants?

A tooth is equal to a BMW

  Dental implant consumables are included in the collection, which is undoubtedly good news for many people who suffer from dental diseases.

  "Because my mother's teeth were loose and fell off, I consulted the dental clinic before for dental implants. The cheaper ones cost a few thousand yuan, and the better ones cost tens of thousands. For a tooth implant, a month's salary is gone." Xiaoyi, who works in Beijing, said.

  Zhongxin Finance reporter browsed the charging information of many dental hospitals and clinics in Beijing and found that according to the different implants, the price is divided into multiple grades.

The cost of imported dental implants from South Korea and the United States is mostly below 10,000 yuan. The price of Swiss ITI dental implants is concentrated at more than 12,000 yuan. The most expensive one is ALL-ON-FOUR American ET dental implants, which are priced at 110,000 yuan.

  Public hospitals are also not cheap.

Xiaoge made an appointment for dental implant surgery in May this year at a dental hospital in Beijing. A bill he provided to a reporter from Zhongxin Finance showed that the dental implant from Germany was 18,000 yuan, about 6,000 yuan for bone meal, and 2,000 yuan for other expenses. The total fee is about 26,000 yuan.

The dental implant bill provided by Xiaoge.

  "This is just a tooth. If a tooth is planted, the price is really enough to buy a BMW." Xiaoge said.

  The "Dental Implant Industry Report" released by Guohai Securities in 2021 shows that the number of dental implants in my country is growing explosively. In 2020, the number of dental implants per 10,000 people in my country will be about 28, and the average consumption per tooth will be 7,400 yuan.

  Such high expenses also made Li Xiaoli, a deputy to the National People's Congress and part-time vice chairman of the Feidong County Federation of Trade Unions in Hefei City, bluntly say, "If you grow all the teeth, it is equivalent to buying a suite in the county."

Will the price of dental implants drop significantly in the future?

  Referring to the data released by the National Medical Insurance Administration, the average decrease in the centralized procurement of the first six batches of drugs was 53%.

Among them, the average price of cardiac stents was reduced by 93%, and the average price of artificial hip joints and knee joints was reduced by 82%, which effectively squeezed the false height.

  So, is it possible to achieve such a high drop after dental implant collection?

"The

centralized procurement of dental implant consumables is expected to squeeze out the price water

, and the specific price reduction rate will be determined according to the situation of each province." Shi Lichen, founder of Beijing Dingchen Pharmaceutical Management Consulting Center, believes that.

  At the same time, Shi Lichen told Zhongxin Finance and Economics reporter that, in addition to the high price of the material itself, the real high value of dental implants is the added value, that is to say, the costs added to the materials, such as diagnosis costs, treatment costs, other auxiliary materials costs, doctor fees, etc. .

If there is no policy reduction in service charges, it is currently difficult to determine the overall price reduction rate.

Data map: In the service robot special exhibition area of ​​the 2020 CIFTIS, oral implant surgery robots attract visitors.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

Are dental implants likely to be covered by health insurance?

  In addition to being included in centralized procurement, whether dental implants are expected to be included in medical insurance on a large scale is also a matter of concern to the outside world.

  There are already places to try.

In August 2021, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province issued a notice on soliciting opinions on the "Plan for Further Clarification of Medical Insurance Account Payment for Dental Implant Projects", which mentioned that the overall medical insurance payment standard for dental implant projects should be adjusted.

  In addition, according to recent news from the People's Government of Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, the medical insurance dental implant project initiated by the designated medical institutions and fully supported by the medical insurance department has been piloted in the whole Ningbo city, and 23 designated medical institutions in Xiangshan County have signed contracts to participate.

This time, the medical institutions participating in the medical insurance dental implants will implement an overall package charge for the brand dental implants in the catalog, that is, according to the level of medical institutions, they will be divided into three grades: 2 and below, 3 B, and 3 A, and domestic brands are 3,000 yuan, 3,200 yuan, and 3,400 yuan. Yuan, imported brands are 3500 yuan, 3700 yuan, 3900 yuan.

Are you looking forward to the inclusion of dental implants in the collection?

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