Use of selected ambulatory dental services in Taiwan before and after global budgeting: a longitudinal study to identify trends in hospital and clinic-based services

Table 3 Visits for different procedures in hospitals and clinics

Procedures	Before global budgeting		After global budgeting		P value
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
*High reimbursement*
Root canal procedures
Hospitals	7,678.53	453.21	10,399.05	383.04	<0.001*
Clinics	225,079.57	6,579.79	245,718.61	5,560.93	.77
Ionomer restoration
Hospitals	13,906.67	453.21	22,809.48	383.04	<0.001*
Clinics	395,886.10	6,579.79	594,363.14	5,560.93	<0.001*
Tooth extraction
Hospitals	14,059.87	453.21	22,664.88	383.04	<0.001*
Clinics	265,825.60	6,579.79	307,267.05	5,560.93	<0.001*
*Low reimbursement*
Amalgam restoration
Hospitals	9,853.47	453.21	8,646.88	383.04	1.00
Clinics	354,845.57	6,579.79	302,524.95	5,560.93	<0.001*
Tooth Scaling
Hospital	282,849.10	6,579.79	352,667.83	5,560.93	<0.001*
Clinical	13,943.33	453.21	19,198.55	383.04	<0.001*

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