2023-09-27 20:44:00
He College of Dentists of the Province of Buenos Aires expressed in a statement its concern about the increase in prices of materials and the lack of equipment, as well as the non-compliance with tariffs by social and prepaid works.
“Given the deep crisis that our profession is going through due to the constant and excessive increase in prices of dental materials and equipment -mostly of imported origin- and the lack of some of them due to existing restrictions and speculation by suppliersthe Dental Tariff is barely enough to maintain their stock, to the direct detriment of the professional fees that constitute the livelihood of dentists,” the entity stated.
“For this reason, it is imperative that social, mutual, managerial and prepaid works comply with the payment of the minimum legal and mandatory tariff“, accurate.
“If the above does not occur as soon as possible, there would be a serious risk of causing a general breakdown and seriously affecting the continuity of the Oral Health system in the Jurisdiction corresponding to this District,” he warned.
Doctors will charge patients a bonus for prepaid consultations and social works
The value of the fees and how much each provider pays them
For a dental consultation, the Dental Federation of the Province of Buenos Aires (FOPBA), for example, ppays $2048, while the minimum tariff is $5032.
For your partthe prepaid ones are not close to the real values either. In that case, Galen pays $2,506 and Swiss Medical pays $2,146 per case.
The same thing happens with tduct treatments, whose The minimum fee is $18,258 and FOPBA pays a fee of $10,845. In the case of prepaid, OSDE is the one that is most in line with the payment of the benefit with $17,929, followed by Swiss Medical, $12,241, and finally, Galeno with $9,734.
Waiting for a meeting that was not
Meanwhile, in dialogue with PERFIL, the entity indicated that Horacio Comptewho is the president of District 2, A public health meeting was scheduled but half an hour before it was due to take place it was cancelled.
“So, if that is a response from the Government, we are like this,” They explained from the entity.
Likewise, they assured that “Dentists are leaving the province of Buenos Aires because they can no longer stand the pressure.” “to pay the school and the dentist’s fund between registration and retirement, maintain his office and receive pittance having to work a lot.”
In this framework, they explained that many dentists go to other provinces where they handle tariffs better, such as Córdoba or the City of Buenos Aires itself; or they leave the country.
On the other hand, the response they receive from the social works is overwhelming and they only invite them to unsubscribe as providers. “If these tariffs do not suit you, resign. There is a very long line of dentists to enter.”
Added to this situation is the exponential increase in input prices. As an example, while in June a sticker cost around $12,000, it is currently around $20,000. Likewise, the anesthesia that was worth $11,000 amounted to more than $17,000.
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