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Fear and loss of dental coverage could both play a role.
COVID-19 May Cut Dental Services Spending for 3 Years: Actuaries | ThinkAdvisor
“People simply are staying at home,” the actuaries write. “Dental procedures, especially non-urgent routine care, are relatively easy to postpone, and people may consider these appointments nonessential at this time. Added to this is the fear of exposure to the virus in a dental office environment in which bodily fluids are a part of everyday practice.”
As shelter-in-place rules ease, other factors affecting use of insured dental services could be a pent-up need for dental care, consumers’ fear of infection, and consumers’ loss of jobs and dental insurance.
The worse a COVID-19-related recession is, the sharper any reduction in use of insured dental services is likely to be, the actuaries write.
The actuaries predict that the demand for moderately expensive treatments for dental problems, such as crowns, may be somewhat more resistant to a downturn than the demand for routine teeth cleanings or very expensive procedures would be.
COVID-19 May Cut Dental Services Spending for 3 Years: Actuaries | ThinkAdvisor
“People simply are staying at home,” the actuaries write. “Dental procedures, especially non-urgent routine care, are relatively easy to postpone, and people may consider these appointments nonessential at this time. Added to this is the fear of exposure to the virus in a dental office environment in which bodily fluids are a part of everyday practice.”
As shelter-in-place rules ease, other factors affecting use of insured dental services could be a pent-up need for dental care, consumers’ fear of infection, and consumers’ loss of jobs and dental insurance.
The worse a COVID-19-related recession is, the sharper any reduction in use of insured dental services is likely to be, the actuaries write.
The actuaries predict that the demand for moderately expensive treatments for dental problems, such as crowns, may be somewhat more resistant to a downturn than the demand for routine teeth cleanings or very expensive procedures would be.
