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Incentives and remuneration systems in dental services

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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an incentive-based remuneration system on number of individuals under supervision and on quality of public dental services in Norway. The basis for the study was a natural experiment in which all public dental officers in one county were given the opportunity to renegotiate their contract from a fixed salary contract to a combined per capita and fixed salary contract. Comprehensive data were collected before and after the change. A main finding is that the transition to an incentive-based remuneration system led to an increase in the number of individuals under supervision without either a fall in quality or a patient selection effect.

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    Jostein Grytten, Dorthe Holst & Irene Skau

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Grytten, J., Holst, D. & Skau, I. Incentives and remuneration systems in dental services. Int J Health Care Finance Econ 9, 259–278 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-008-9050-2

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