Trends in dental visits during the state of emergency for COVID-19 in Japan: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine national medium-term trends in dental visits during three COVID-19 emergency declaration periods in Japan and to analyse how these trends varied according to prefectural emergency measures and COVID-19 incidence.

Design and setting

A retrospective observational study of Japan's dental claims from January 2017 to December 2021.

Data sources

Data from a monthly report by the Health Insurance Claims Review and Reimbursement Services (HICRRS) in Japan. HICRRS handles the claims of employer-based health insurance.

Data analysis

We determined the number of monthly dental claims nationwide from January 2017 to December 2021 and the percentage change in the number of monthly dental claims based on the difference in the COVID-19 alert level betwe

SUBMITTER: Takeda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature